Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 705 — Landlord and Tenant Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Landlord and Tenant Act. (Source: P.A. 89-82, eff. 6-30-95.)

Liability exemptions

Liability exemptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every covenant, agreement, or understanding in or in connection with or collateral to any lease of real property, exempting the lessor from liability for damages for injuries to person or property caused by or resulting from the negligence of the…

Rent payments at business office; cross-reference

Rent payments at business office; cross-reference. Leases and other rental agreements may be subject to Section 9-218 of the Code of Civil Procedure

. (Source: P.A. 94-2, eff. 5-31-05.)

Additional means to pay rent when electronic payment methods charge additional fees

Additional means to pay rent when electronic payment methods charge additional fees. If a landlord uses a third-party payment portal to collect rental payments from tenants and if a transaction fee or other charge is imposed through the portal on rental payments made by e-check or other means, then the landlord shall a…

Payment by electronic funds transfer

Payment by electronic funds transfer. (a) As used in this Section, "electronic funds transfer" means a transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer, or magnetic tape for the purpose of ordering,…

Class X felony by lessee or occupant

Class X felony by lessee or occupant. (a) If, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, any lessee or occupant is charged during his or her lease or contract term with having committed an offense on the premises constituting a Class X felony under the laws of this State, upon a judicial finding of probab…

Failure to inform lessor who is a child sex offender and who resides in the same building in which the lessee resides or intends to reside that the lessee is a parent or guardian of a child under 18 years of age. If a lessor of residential real estate resides at such real estate and is a child sex offender as defined i…

Changing or rekeying of the dwelling unit lock

Changing or rekeying of the dwelling unit lock. (a) A lessor of a dwelling unit shall comply with the provisions of this Section regarding the changing or rekeying of the dwelling unit lock. For the purposes of this Section, "dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation and for which a lessor…

Military personnel in military service; right to terminate lease

Military personnel in military service; right to terminate lease. (a) In this Section: "Military service" means any full-time training or duty, no matter how described under federal or State law, for which a service member is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state, commonwealth, or territory of the Uni…

Heating and cooling standards

Heating and cooling standards. (a) When residential rental property has a cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire premises, including individual dwelling units, the landlord shall comply with the following standards with respect to the individual dwelling units in which tenants live: (1) During the…

Disclosure of potential flooding in rental and lease agreements

Disclosure of potential flooding in rental and lease agreements. (a) As used in this Section: "Flood" and "flooding" mean a general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of a dwelling or property caused by: (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waves; (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or…

Reusable tenant screening report

Reusable tenant screening report. (a) Definitions. In this Section: "Application screening fee" means a request by a landlord for a fee to cover the costs of obtaining information about a prospective tenant. "Consumer report" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1681a of Title 15 of the United States Code. "Consu…

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 35. Rental fee transparency and limitations. (a) As used in this Section, "listing" means an advertisement or written notice that conveys a property is for lease and includes the rental price. (b) Rental fee transparency. All non-optio…