A Illinois-compliant lease with every disclosure the state requires built in, not bolted on — 6 state-specific clauses plus 11 universal ones. Fill it in, e-sign it, and it lives with the tenant record.
Illinois has no deposit cap, but landlords with five or more units must return deposits within 30 days when they deduct and 45 days when they do not (765 ILCS 710/1). Local rent control is barred statewide, though Chicago’s own ordinance adds tenant protection...
These are the clauses and disclosures our Illinois template carries. Each cites the statute it comes from; the ones marked checkbox are filled from your property's answers.
765 ILCS 710 (Security Deposit Return Act, 5...Glasoe v. Trinkle, 107 Ill. 2d 1 (1985) — im...No statewide IL statutecheckboxIllinois Radon Awareness Act, 420 ILCS 46Firearm Concealed Carry Act, 430 ILCS 66Chicago Municipal Code §5-12-170 (Chicago Re...Illinois sets no statutory maximum on the deposit, and it must be returned within 30–45 days (765 ILCS 710/1). The template states both in the deposit clause.
Set by the lease See 50 ILCS 825; 735 ILCS 5/9-207. The template carries the rule and the grace period you set.
For any building built before 1978, yes — it is federal (42 U.S.C. § 4852d). The template includes the EPA pamphlet acknowledgment automatically.
Yes. Electronic signatures are valid under the federal E-SIGN Act and Illinois's UETA; the signed PDF, audit trail and timestamps are stored with the tenant record.
Every paragraph is editable before signing. Clauses Illinois requires are marked and cannot be removed by accident.
Free, e-signature included, every Illinois disclosure already in it.
The clause list mirrors the Illinois disclosure set in the My Rental Spot lease builder and is reviewed against Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 765 (Landlord and Tenant). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.