Illinois Five-Day Notice to Vacate After Criminal-Offense Lease Voidance
ILLINOIS FIVE-DAY NOTICE TO VACATE AFTER CRIMINAL-OFFENSE LEASE VOIDANCE
Before you use this: Use this notice only if a lessee or occupant used or permitted use of the leased premises for an act constituting an Illinois felony or Class A misdemeanor, and the lessor or assignee elects to void the lease under 735 ILCS 5/9-120. Check the specific conduct and any applicable tenant protections before sending it.
Date: [__/__/____]
To lessee(s) and occupant(s): [FULL NAMES / IDENTIFY OCCUPANT IF NAME UNKNOWN]
Leased premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, ILLINOIS ZIP]
From: [LESSOR OR ASSIGNEE NAME, CAPACITY, MAILING ADDRESS]
Notice of election to void lease and demand to vacate
The undersigned lessor or assignee elects to void the lease or rental agreement for the premises identified above under 735 ILCS 5/9-120(a). The grounds for that election are stated below. You are given five days after receipt of this written notice to vacate and surrender the premises.
If the premises are not vacated within that period, the lessor or assignee may seek possession through an eviction action under 735 ILCS 5/9-120(d). This notice does not itself authorize a lockout or removal of property.
Conduct supporting the election
Lessee or occupant involved: [NAME AND ROLE, OR FACTS IDENTIFYING PERSON]
Date(s), time(s), and place(s) on the premises: [DETAILS]
Specific conduct and evidence: [DESCRIBE WHAT OCCURRED OR WAS PERMITTED, THE BASIS FOR THAT ACCOUNT, AND HOW THE PREMISES WERE USED]
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
Illinois offense and citation: [OFFENSE NAME AND CURRENT ILLINOIS STATUTE]
Classification: ☐ Felony ☐ Class A misdemeanor. Basis for classification: [CITATION OR RECORD]
Lease date and parties: [DETAILS / ORAL LEASE]
Lessor's assignment, if the sender is an assignee: [IDENTIFY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT OR OTHER BASIS]
Surrender and response
Surrender keys and arrange return of possession with: [NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE OR EMAIL]
Address for a written response: [ADDRESS]
Lessor or authorized assignee signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________] Date signed: [__/__/____]
Delivery and receipt record
Delivered by: [NAME AND CAPACITY]
Method and address of delivery: [DESCRIBE WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED]
Recipient: [NAME AND RELATIONSHIP TO PREMISES]
Date and time of actual receipt, if known: [__/__/____] at [____]
Proof of delivery or receipt: [DESCRIBE OR ATTACH]
Person recording delivery: [SIGNATURE] Date: [__/__/____]
Official source
- 735 ILCS 5/9-120 — lease-voidance ground and five-day written notice before an eviction action.
About this template
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- 735 ILCS 5/9-120(a), (d)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 10, 2026.
735 ILCS 5/9-120(a) (checked November 10, 2026): "If any lessee or occupant, on one or more occasions, uses or permits the use of leased premises for the commission of any act that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor under the laws of this State, the lease or rental agreement shall, at the option of the lessor or the lessor's assignee become void"
735 ILCS 5/9-120(d) (checked November 10, 2026): "if the tenant or occupant has not vacated the premises within 5 days after receipt of a written notice to vacate the premises, the lessor or lessor's assignee may seek relief under this Article IX"
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