Illinois property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Illinois compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Illinois landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 30 days of move-out (up to 45 if the lease specifies)
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 5 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Illinois also protects source of income, order of protection status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age 40 plus, ancestry, unfavorable military discharge, pregnancy. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Radon hazard tenant disclosure (420 ILCS 46/26, eff. 1/1/2024)
- Master-metered utility cost-allocation formula, if applicable (765 ILCS 740/5)
- Rent-concession stamp on the lease where a concession is granted (765 ILCS 730/3)
Sources
- 765 ILCS 710/1 (deposit: itemized statement in 30 days; full return in 45 if none) -- P.A. 103-224 removed the 5-unit threshold, eff. 1/1/2024
- 765 ILCS 715/1 (deposit interest only for buildings of 25+ units)
- 735 ILCS 5/9-207 (30-day notice to end a month-to-month tenancy)
- 735 ILCS 5/9-209 (5-day notice for nonpayment of rent)
- 225 ILCS 454 (broker/residential leasing-agent license to lease/manage for others)
- 775 ILCS 5/1-103 (protected classes; source of income added by HB2775, eff. 1/1/2023)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-07
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Illinois statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Illinois attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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