Illinois Ten-Day Notice to Quit for Lease Default (No Cure Offered)
TEN-DAY NOTICE TO QUIT FOR LEASE DEFAULT — ILLINOIS
Use only after review: This notice offers no cure opportunity. Under 735 ILCS 5/9-210, it addresses a default in a lease term. Check the lease, applicable local ordinances, and any housing-program rules for a required cure opportunity or longer notice period. If cure must be offered, use the separate Illinois notice to cure or quit. Complete the facts and dates before signing and service.
Notice date: [MONTH DAY, YEAR]
To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, ILLINOIS ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Landlord's mailing address: [ADDRESS]
Lease default
You occupy the premises under a lease dated [MONTH DAY, YEAR]. Section [NUMBER OR HEADING] of that lease requires [QUOTE OR DESCRIBE THE LEASE TERM].
You defaulted on that term by [DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC ACT OR OMISSION, DATE, LOCATION, AND SUPPORTING FACTS]. The basis for this notice is that lease default. Additional facts or records identifying it: [DESCRIBE OR ATTACH].
Election to terminate and notice to quit
Because of the default stated above, I elect to terminate your lease under 735 ILCS 5/9-210 on [TERMINATION DATE]. This date must allow at least ten days' notice after this notice is served, and any longer period required by the lease or other applicable law.
You are notified to quit and deliver possession of the premises by [TERMINATION DATE AND TIME]. If you remain after a valid termination, I may seek possession through a court eviction action. This notice does not authorize a lockout or removal without legal process.
Landlord or authorized agent signature: ______________________________
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Date signed: [MONTH DAY, YEAR]
Record of service
Under 735 ILCS 5/9-211, record the method actually used and retain the supporting proof. Posting is available under this section only when no one is in actual possession of the premises.
☐ Delivered a copy to tenant [NAME] on [DATE] at [TIME AND PLACE].
☐ Left a copy with [NAME], age [AGE, AT LEAST 13], who resides on or possesses the premises, on [DATE] at [TIME].
☐ Sent a copy to tenant by ☐ certified mail ☐ registered mail on [DATE]; tracking number [NUMBER]. Returned receipt from the addressee: [DATE RECEIVED / ATTACHED].
☐ No one was in actual possession of the premises; posted a copy on [DATE] at [TIME AND PLACE]. Facts supporting no actual possession: [________________________________].
Person serving notice: [NAME AND CAPACITY]
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [MONTH DAY, YEAR]
Sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 26, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- 735 ILCS 5/9-210 (ten-day notice to quit after lease-term default; landlord or agent signature)
- 735 ILCS 5/9-211 (service of notice)
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 October 26, 2026.
735 ILCS 5/9-210 (checked October 26, 2026): "When default is made in any of the terms of a lease, it is not necessary to give more than 10 days' notice to quit, or of the termination of such tenancy, and the same may be terminated on giving such notice to quit at any time after such default in any of the terms of such lease."
735 ILCS 5/9-210 (checked October 26, 2026): "The notice is to be signed by the lessor or his or her agent"
735 ILCS 5/9-211 (checked October 26, 2026): "Any demand may be made or notice served by delivering a written or printed, or partly written and printed, copy thereof to the tenant, or by leaving the same with some person of the age of 13 years or upwards, residing on or in possession of the premises; or by sending a copy of the notice to the tenant by certified or registered mail, with a returned receipt from the addressee; and in case no one is in the actual possession of the premises, then by posting the same on the premises."
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