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Illinois

STATE Website

http://www.illinois.gov/

Legislature

http://www.legis.state.il.us/

Statutes

http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp

  Key Statutes

     Il Rev. Stat. ch. 765 para. 705/0.01-740/5

Attorney General

http://www.ag.state.il.us/

Consumer Protection

http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/

Real Estate Licensing

http://www.idfpr.com/

Contractor Licensing

 

State Lead Paint Law

410 Ill. Comp. Stat. 45/2 and following; An owner of a dwelling has between 30 and 90 days to mitigate the lead hazard. Abatement must be conducted by a licensed contractor. If abatement requirements are not met, the department may withhold rent from the owner or relocate the occupants until the procedures are complied with. The act requires an owner to give written notice to prospective residents that a lead hazard has been identified in the dwelling unit. All owners of pre-1978 residential buildings must give prospective lessees a brochure on the potential hazards posed by lead in the dwelling unit.

 

 

RHOL

 

  Foreclosure

http://rhol.org/rental/IL/ILForeclosure.asp

  Associations

http://rhol.org/rental/IL/ILassoc.asp

  Forms and Agreements

http://rhol.org/forms

  e-Courses

http://rhol.org/csu

 

 

HUD

http://www.hud.gov/

  Fair Housing

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/index.cfm

  Lead Paint

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/disclosurerule/index.cfm

    Disclosure Form

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/1018/lesr_eng.pdf

    Pamphlet

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/outreach/leapame.pdf 

  Section 8

http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/contacts/index.cfm

  State/Local Information

http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm                                  

 

 

EPA

http://www.epa.gov/

  Lead Information

http://www.epa.gov/lead/leadinfo.htm#buy

  Mold Information

http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html

  Asbestos

http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/

  Radon

http://www.epa.gov/radon/

  Carbon Monoxide

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/senseles.html

  Pesticides

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

 

 

Landlord Tenant Law

 

  Security Deposit

Landlord who owns four or fewer dwelling units.

765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 715/1. In 1993 the legislature passed a law which states that the interest to be paid is equal to the interest paid by the largest commercial bank in Illinois, measured by total assets, on a passbook savings account as of December 31 of the previous year.  

    Time Allowed to Return

30 days to make claim, 45 days to return.         

  Lease Termination Notice

30 Days

  Termination for Violation

Landlord can terminate with Unconditional Quit Notice

  Notice of Entry

No Statute