An Illinois 7 Day Notice to Vacate is an official document written to terminate a week-to-week lease or for tenants with no written lease that pay rent weekly. The lease termination letter is provided to either party at least seven (7) calendar days before the termination date.
When to Use an Illinois 7 Day Notice to Vacate
The landlord or the tenant may use an Illinois seven (7)-Day Notice to Vacate to end a week-to-week lease. This lease termination letter may also be used for tenants with no written lease that pay rent weekly. There is no option to continue the arrangement and the tenancy will end within seven (7) calendar days.
How to Write an Illinois 7 Day Notice to Vacate
The seven (7) Day Notice to Vacate form is to be completed as follows:
- State who the legal letter is addressed to (use full name of the receiving party).
- Include the termination date of the lease or tenancy.
- Fill in the full address of the rental premises.
- For tenants, provide your new address and an updated phone number.
- Sign the notice and print your name.
- For landlords, include contact information, such as address and phone number.
- Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery along with printed name and signature.
Without this information on the lease termination notice, a judge may not be able to proceed with legal action.
How to Serve an Illinois 7 Day Notice to Vacate
A landlord or tenant can deliver lease termination notices in Illinois using any of the below acceptable methods:
- Handing the notice to the receiving party in person;
- Handing the notice to a person at the premises who can accept the legal letter on behalf of the tenant;
- Mailing the notice by certified or registered mail with a return receipt.
Sources
- 1 735 ILCS 5/9-207
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Sec. 9-207. Notice to terminate tenancy for less than a year.
Except as provided in Section 9-207.5 of this Code, in all cases of tenancy from week to week, where the tenant holds over without special agreement, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by 7 days’ notice, in writing, and may maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
Source Link - 2 735 ILCS 5/9-211
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Service of demand or notice. Any demand may be made or notice served by delivering a written or printed, or partly written and printed, copy thereof to the tenant, or by leaving the same with some person of the age of 13 years or upwards, residing on or in possession of the premises; or by sending a copy of the notice to the tenant by certified or registered mail, with a returned receipt from the addressee; and in case no one is in the actual possession of the premises, then by posting the same on the premises.
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