Illinois Supreme Court-Approved Instructions, How to File and Present an Eviction Case

What type of notice should I use to tell the How do I know when the notice period ends?
Defendants I am evicting them? o Each Notice has a different notice period.
The type of notice you use depends on the reason for o The day you serve the Notice does not count.
the eviction. Below is a list of the most common types of o The notice period starts the day after you serve the
notices. Notice.
o If the tenant has not paid rent, you can use a Notice o The notice period ends at midnight of the last day of
of Termination for Non-Payment of Rent (also known the notice period.
as a 5-Day Notice).
o You can file your case the day after the notice
o If the tenant has violated the lease in another way period ends.
other than the non-payment of rent, use a Notice of
o If the last day of the notice period is a Saturday,
Termination for Lease Violation (Other than Non-
Sunday, or court holiday, the notice period ends at
Payment of Rent) (also known as a 10-Day Notice).
midnight of the next day that is not a Saturday,
o If you do not want to renew an expiring lease, use a Sunday, or court holiday.
Notice of Non-Renewal of Lease (also known as a
o For example, if you serve a Notice of Termination
30-Day Notice).
for Non-Payment of Rent (also known as a 5-day
o If you are not renting to the occupants, use a notice) on a Monday, Day 1 would start on Tuesday.
Demand for Immediate Possession. Because Day 5 would be a Saturday, the notice
o Whoever serves the Notice or Demand should fill out period continues until the following Monday and you
an Affidavit of Service of a Demand or Notice could file the eviction case on Tuesday. If that
describing how and when they served the Notice on Monday is a court holiday, the notice period
the Defendants. This Affidavit may make it easier to