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    Illinois Notice to Vacate

    A landlord may end a month-to-month (or any under-one-year periodic) tenancy with 30 days' written notice, and a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' notice (735 ILCS 5/9-207). The notice to vacate below is preset for Illinois: fill in your details, then print it or save it as a PDF.

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    Illinois rules for a notice to vacate

    Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy
    30 days (landlord or tenant) 735 ILCS 5/9-207, 735 ILCS 5/9-205
    Deadline to return the security deposit
    30 days after move-out 765 ILCS 710/1(a), P.A. 103-224 (SB 1741), eff. 1-1-2024
    Itemized list of deductions
    Required 765 ILCS 710/1(a)-(b)

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    Notice to Vacate

    Landlord's notice ending the tenancy

    Date of notice:November 1, 2026
    Rental property:123 Maple Street, Unit 4, Springfield
    To:Alex Morgan, Sam Rivera
    From:Jordan Lee

    To Alex Morgan, Sam Rivera and all other occupants:

    This is written notice that the landlord is ending your month-to-month tenancy at 123 Maple Street, Unit 4, Springfield. Your tenancy will end on December 31, 2026. Please move out, remove all of your belongings and return possession of the premises on or before that date.

    How the move-out date was counted

    This notice is given on November 1, 2026. Thirty (30) calendar days after that date is December 1, 2026. The rental period in which that day falls ends on December 31, 2026. The tenancy therefore ends on December 31, 2026.

    Move-out

    • Return all keys, fobs, garage openers and access cards to Jordan Lee on or before the move-out date.
    • The landlord would like to schedule a move-out inspection. Please contact Jordan Lee at (555) 010-2030 to arrange a time.
    • Please give the landlord your forwarding address in writing so your security deposit and any itemized statement of deductions can be sent to you.

    Questions about this notice can be sent to Jordan Lee at 500 Oak Avenue, Springfield or (555) 010-2030.

    Landlord or agent signature (Jordan Lee)
    Date

    Delivery record

    This notice was delivered on __________ by (check one):

    • [ ] Hand delivery to the person named above
    • [ ] Certified mail, return receipt requested (tracking no. ____________________)
    • [ ] First-class mail
    • [ ] Other method allowed by the lease: ____________________
    Person delivering signature
    Date

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    What Illinois requires

    Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy

    A landlord may end a month-to-month (or any under-one-year periodic) tenancy with 30 days' written notice, and a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' notice (735 ILCS 5/9-207).

    Week-to-week: 7 days' written notice. Year-to-year: 60 days' written notice ending at the end of the year.

    735 ILCS 5/9-207, 735 ILCS 5/9-205 · checked October 26, 2026

    Deadline to return the security deposit

    A landlord who keeps any part of a deposit for damage must send an itemized statement with receipts within 30 days after the tenant vacates (or possession ends, if later); otherwise the full deposit is due within 45 days after move-out (765 ILCS 710/1(a)).

    765 ILCS 710/1(a), P.A. 103-224 (SB 1741), eff. 1-1-2024 · checked October 26, 2026

    Itemized list of deductions

    To withhold any part of the deposit for damage, the landlord must deliver an itemized statement of damage and repair costs, with paid receipts or copies attached (or receipts within 30 days if estimates were given), within 30 days (765 ILCS 710/1(a)).

    765 ILCS 710/1(a)-(b) · checked October 26, 2026

    Counting calendar days, 30 days after a notice given on November 1, 2026 is December 1, 2026. The example above starts with that period. Illinois's statute may also say the tenancy ends on a rent day or at the end of a rental period, and it decides how a mailed notice is counted, so read the rule above before you rely on the date, and leave a few days of margin.

    City and county rules can be stricter than state law, and your lease can require more than the statute does. Use whichever rule gives the tenant more time or protection.

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