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The Illinois Retaliatory Eviction Act prohibits your landlord from evicting you for complaining to any governmental authority (housing inspector, human rights commission, etc.).
The state law allows tenants to seek habitable housing, meaning that the property should be presented in good condition by the landlord. In case the property suffers from damages that exceed normal wear and tear, the landlord must provide repairs within a reasonable time frame.
The landlord must give the tenant notice and go through the court process to get an Eviction Order. Then they must get the Sheriff to remove the tenant from the unit. The landlord cannot change the locks or remove the tenant's property until the Sheriff enforces the Eviction Order.
Notices and Entry A landlord must notify a tenant 24 hours in advance to entering a rental unit for repairs or property showings. (735 ILCS 5/9-102) However, if there is an emergency, a landlord is not required to give notice. In Chicago, a landlord must give a 48 hour notice of entry.
A landlord may evict a renter who does not have a lease and instead has a renter's agreement, as long as they give the tenant at least a 30-day notice. There is no reasoning required for a landlord to end this type of agreement.
There is no reasoning required for a landlord to end this type of agreement. ?At will? tenants, or those who live in a unit without a lease do not automatically receive protection from evictions or other landlord actions. However, when this type of tenant pays the landlord rent, they earn rights.
If the tenancy is based on other terms greater than a week but less than a year, the landlord can evict upon 30 days' notice. In the case of an expired written year-to-year lease in Chicago/Evanston, the landlord must provide 60 days' notice. Landlords can also kick out an at-will tenant for cause.