Illinois Landlord Entry Notice Law
Illinois has no statewide statute on landlord entry, so access is governed by the lease; in Chicago the RLTO requires 2 days' notice except in emergencies (765 ILCS 705).
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Illinois landlord entry notice rules at a glance
| Notice before entry | No state rule765 ILCS 705 (Landlord and Tenant Act — no entry provision) |
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What Illinois law says
How much notice must an Illinois landlord give before entering a rental?
Illinois has no statewide statute on landlord entry, so access is governed by the lease; in Chicago the RLTO requires 2 days' notice except in emergencies (765 ILCS 705) (765 ILCS 705 (Landlord and Tenant Act — no entry provision)).
How Illinois compares
28 of 51 verified jurisdictions set a fixed number of hours.
Missouri follows the same rule as Illinois; 4 of its 5 neighbors differ.
Local rules in Illinois
Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (Mun. Code ch. 5-12) adds deposit interest and receipt rules, a 45-day return deadline, a late-fee cap ($10/month on the first $500 of rent plus 5% of the excess), 2 days' notice before entry, and (via the Fair Notice ordinance) 30/60/120-day notice for non-renewal or rent increases based on length of tenancy. Suburban Cook County's Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance (eff. 2021) caps deposits at 1.5 months' rent, requires return within 30 days and caps late fees at $10/month on the first $1,000 plus 5% of the excess. Evanston (21-day deposit return), Oak Park and Mount Prospect have their own ordinances. These local figures come from secondary summaries and were not verified against ordinance text.
Other Illinois rules
| Security deposit limit | No state cap765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act — silent on amount), 765 ILCS 705 (Landlord and Tenant Act — silent on amount) |
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| Deposit return deadline | 30 days after move-out765 ILCS 710/1(a), P.A. 103-224 (SB 1741), eff. 1-1-2024 |
| Late-fee cap | No state cap765 ILCS 705 (Landlord and Tenant Act — no late-fee provision), 735 ILCS 5/9-201 to 9-218 (silent on late fees) |
| Rent-increase notice | No state rule735 ILCS 5/9-207 (termination notice; no rent-increase provision) |
| Notice for unpaid rent | 5 days (5-day landlord's demand for rent)735 ILCS 5/9-209, 735 ILCS 5/9-211 (service) |
| Month-to-month termination | 30 days (either side)735 ILCS 5/9-207, 735 ILCS 5/9-205 |