This 120 Day Notice is designed to be used by landlords seeking to terminate a month-to-month lease, pursuant to Chicago’s Fair Notice Ordinance, for a tenant who has resided at the property for more than 2 years. The notice must be hand delivered to a tenant (or individual over the age of 13 years old living with the tenant), prior to initiating an eviction lawsuit.

This 60 Day Notice is designed to be used by landlords seeking to terminate a month-to-month lease, pursuant to Chicago’s Fair Notice Ordinance, for a tenant who has resided at the property for more than six months but less than 2 years. The notice must be hand delivered to a tenant (or individual over the age of 13 years old living with the tenant), prior to initiating an eviction lawsuit.

This notice is for tenants in the City of Chicago who seek to withhold rent due to poor conditions at their rental unit. The notice allows tenants to withhold an amount that “reasonably reflects the reduced value of the premises due to the material noncompliance” if the landlord does not cure the violations within 14 days of receipt of the notice. To use this letter, your rental unit must be governed by the Chicago Residential Landlords and Tenants Ordinance (CRLTO). Buildings that are owner-occupied and have 6 or fewer units are excluded by the CRLTO (i.e., you live in a three flat and your landlord lives on the top floor).

This document is a legal notice for tenants in the City of Chicago who are seeking to terminate a lease due to conditions issues that cause a severe health and safety risk. To use this letter, your rental unit must be governed by the Chicago Residential Landlords and Tenants Ordinance (CRLTO). Buildings that are owner-occupied and have 6 or fewer units are excluded by the CRLTO (i.e., you live in a three flat and your landlord lives on the top floor).

This Complaint is designed to bring a lawsuit against your landlord for failure to properly hold and return your security deposit pursuant to the Chicago Residential Landlords and Tenants Ordinance. The Complaint should be accompanied with a Summons upon filing.

This 5 Day Notice is designed to be used by landlords seeking to evict a tenant for unpaid rent. The notice must be hand delivered to a tenant (or individual over the age of 13 years old living with the tenant), prior to initiating the eviction lawsuit. Document automation features are available for Microsoft .word users after installation of the free Add-In, Doc Variables.

This notice is for use by tenants in Illinois who seek to withhold a portion of their rent due to their landlord’s failure to maintain the conditions of a rental unit. This notice can only be used to withhold rent for money that goes towards repairs at the rental unit. It cannot be used if the landlord resides in the same building as the rental unit and there are 6 or fewer units in the building.

The notice is governed by the Illinois Residential Tenants’ Right to Repair Act (765 ILCS 742/5).

This letter helps you demand your security deposit back from your landlord after moving out. It’s based on Illinois law - the Illinois Security Deposit Return Act (765 ILCS 710/1) - and applies to all tenancies in the State of Illinois.

You should not send this letter unless you have vacated the rental unit and at least 45 days have passed since your vacate date. This specific letter applies to instances in which your landlord did not send you an itemized statement of the damages being taken out your security deposit. Your landlord is required to send this document to you within 30 days of you moving out.

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For a video tutorial, visit CAL Instructional Video - Illinois Security Deposit Demand Letter.