Residential Lease Addenda - Mold Disclosure - Illinois
Illinois Residential Mold and Moisture Condition Addendum
This Addendum records known conditions, communications, access arrangements,
and agreed response steps. It does not create a fixed statewide mold timetable
or replace duties and remedies supplied by applicable law.
1. Lease and Property
| Item | Entry |
|---|---|
| Landlord | [________________________________] |
| Tenant(s) | [________________________________] |
| Premises | [________________________________] |
| Lease date | [__/__/____] |
| Addendum date | [__/__/____] |
| Landlord notice contact | [________________________________] |
| Tenant notice contact | [________________________________] |
2. Property and Local-Law Gate
Before use, Illinois counsel should identify:
| Issue | Verified Source / Decision |
|---|---|
| Municipality, county, and property type | [________________________________] |
| Applicable building, housing, health, or maintenance code | [________________________________] |
| Required disclosure or property form, if any | [________________________________] |
| Lease notice method | [________________________________] |
| Lawful access procedure | [________________________________] |
| Repair, relocation, rent, termination, and remedy rules | [________________________________] |
| Court and venue if a dispute arises | [________________________________] |
3. Known Condition Disclosure
Landlord states, based on current actual knowledge:
☐ No visible mold, recurring moisture, or unresolved water intrusion is known.
☐ Known conditions are listed below and in attached photographs or records.
| Location | Condition / Date Observed | Prior Response | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
This disclosure is not a guarantee about inaccessible or later-arising
conditions.
4. Initial Condition Record
Tenant may record observations without waiving any right or accepting
responsibility for a condition.
| Area | Dry / No Visible Mold | Observation | Photo / Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen / plumbing | ☐ | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Bathroom(s) | ☐ | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Windows / exterior walls | ☐ | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Ceiling / roof area | ☐ | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| HVAC / utility area | ☐ | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Other | ☐ | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Failure to return this record does not deem a condition absent and does not
waive a claim, defense, duty, or remedy.
5. Ongoing Notice
Tenant should notify Landlord promptly after observing visible mold, unusual
moisture, water intrusion, or a leak. This contractual reporting request does
not impose the former automatic forty-eight-hour default.
| Notice Item | Entry |
|---|---|
| Date and time observed | [________________________________] |
| Location and description | [________________________________] |
| Immediate safety or property concern | [________________________________] |
| Photographs / records | [________________________________] |
| Notice date, method, and recipient | [________________________________] |
6. Access and Response Plan
No fixed twenty-four-hour entry rule or ten-day cure period is created here.
The parties will use the notice and access procedure verified for the lease,
property, and circumstances.
| Step | Responsible Party | Target Date | Completion / Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acknowledge notice | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Inspect condition and moisture source | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Select qualified contractor, if needed | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Control moisture source | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Perform approved cleaning or remediation | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Document completion and follow-up | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
Targets in this table are planning dates. They do not waive a shorter legal
deadline or automatically create default, rent abatement, termination,
injunction, attorney-fee, or possession rights.
7. Practical Responsibilities
Landlord will address building, system, or maintenance conditions for which
Landlord is responsible under the lease or law. Tenant will use reasonable
care, operate provided ventilation, avoid obstructing vents, dry ordinary
spills, and report observed leaks or moisture.
Responsibility for a particular condition must be determined from the facts,
lease, and applicable law. This Addendum creates no automatic presumption,
indemnity, liability cap, consequential-damages waiver, or insurance duty.
8. Retaliation Protection
765 ILCS 721/5 prohibits the retaliatory conduct identified in that section.
Nothing in this Addendum permits retaliation because a tenant in good faith
requested repairs or exercised another protected right.
9. No Forum or Remedy Selection
This Addendum does not select a housing division, arbitration process, jury
waiver, fee award, or exclusive remedy. Counsel must determine the proper
forum and available relief for the actual dispute.
10. Signatures
| Party | Signature | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord: [________________________] | [________________________] | [__/__/____] |
| Tenant: [________________________] | [________________________] | [__/__/____] |
| Tenant: [________________________] | [________________________] | [__/__/____] |
Attachments
☐ Photographs or videos
☐ Inspection or contractor report
☐ Prior repair or water-intrusion record
☐ Applicable local disclosure or notice form
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- August 24, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 24, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- 765 ILCS 721/5
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 24, 2026.
765 ILCS 721/5 (checked August 24, 2026): "It is declared to be against public policy of the State for a landlord to take retaliatory action against a tenant."
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