Landlord Tenant – Lease Termination – Illinois

Sec. 9-205. Notice to terminate tenancy from year to year. Except as provided in Section 9-206 of this Act, in all cases of tenancy from year to year, 60 days’ notice, in writing, shall be sufficient to terminate the tenancy at the end of the year. The notice may be given at any time within 4 months preceding the last 60 days of the year.

Sec. 9-207. Notice to tenninate tenancy for less than a year. 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 forcible entry and detainer or ejectment.

In all cases of tenancy for any term less than one year, other than tenancy from week to week, where the tenant holds over without special agreement, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by 30 days’ notice, in writing, and may maintain an action for forcible entry and detainer or ejectment.