Illinois Landlord Compliance Kit: Deposit, Notice and Eviction Checklists with an Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Illinois, and tenants who want the same record, from move-in through move-out or a court case.

Not the right fit if

Your rental is outside Illinois: get that state's kit. Not legal advice, not a lawyer's review of a lease, notice or court case, and not a set of legal notice forms; city and county rules aren't covered.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Illinois data files, checked November 2026 against 6 official pages, among them Illinois Attorney General: Landlord and Tenant Rights and Laws (01/24); Illinois Courts: Eviction Summons, statewide approved form (ATJ 3510.4, 10/26); Illinois Courts: Eviction Help Illinois; 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois: Evictions Overview; Illinois Courts: How to File and Serve a Small Claims Complaint and Summons (SC-I 1802.1, rev. 08/20); Illinois Supreme Court Library: Small Claims research guide.
• 6 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and works out Illinois notice and deposit dates for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 17 confirmed Illinois rules at a glance and the 6 items to confirm: entry notice, filing fee, judgment to writ, writ to lockout, paying to stop the case, right to counsel (statewide), each with the official page to check.
• Illinois landlord rules checklist. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No maximum in 765 ILCS 710; return deadline: In buildings of five or more units: the deposit in full within 45 days of move-out; if any amount is withheld, an itemized statement of damages with paid receipts within 30 days of move-out; itemized list of deductions: An itemized statement of damages with paid receipts, within 30 days of move-out; interest on the deposit: Where the deposit is held at least six months and the building or complex has at least 25 units, interest is paid or credited every 12 months; where the deposit is held: None stated in 765 ILCS 710; penalty the law states: If a court finds a violation, damages of two times the deposit, plus court costs and attorney fees; ending month-to-month (landlord): A 30-day written notice; no reason needed; ending month-to-month (tenant): A 30-day notice is normally enough, unless the lease requires longer.
• Move-in and move-out deposit checklist. A room-by-room condition checklist for both visits and the steps after move-out, with Illinois's return deadline (within 45 days).
• Notice calendar. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Eviction timeline sheet. The Illinois case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Illinois landlord workbook (Excel). A tenant notice log that dates each notice from the Illinois rules, a deposit tracker that works out the return date for each move-out, and a rent ledger with a running balance.