Illinois Lease Renewal Notice Template: Renewal Offer, Rent Increase and Non-Renewal (Chicago Fair Notice)

Lease Renewal Notice (Illinois)

Landlord’s Notice of Renewal, Rent Increase or Non-Renewal

Date of notice: [Date]

To: [Full name of each tenant]
Premises: [Street address, unit], [City], Illinois [ZIP]
Current lease: dated [date], ☐ ends on [date] ☐ month to month ☐ year to year
Tenant has lived in the unit since: [date]

Chicago only. Length of tenancy and notice given (RLTO § 5-12-130(j)): ☐ under 6 months, 30 days ☐ 6 months to 3 years, 60 days ☐ more than 3 years, 120 days ☐ Jackson Park pilot area (§ 5-12-135): [90 / 120 / 180] days

1. Renewal Decision (check one)

☐ Offer to renew. We offer to renew your lease for ☐ a new term of [number] months, from [date] to [date] ☐ a month-to-month tenancy beginning [date], on the same terms as your current lease except for the changes listed in Section 2. This offer stays open until [date].

☐ Notice of non-renewal. Your lease ends on [date] and will not be renewed. Please vacate and return all keys by [time] on [date]. [For a month-to-month tenancy: this notice is given at least 30 days before that date (735 ILCS 5/9-207). In Chicago: at least the number of days checked above.]

2. Changes to the Terms (if renewing)

Term	Current	Proposed
Monthly rent	$[Amount]	$[Amount]
Late fee	[Amount]	[Amount; in Chicago no more than $10 on the first $500 of rent plus 5% of the rest]
Security deposit	$[Amount]	$[Amount]
Utilities included in rent	[List]	[List]
How rent may be paid	[Methods]	[Methods; electronic transfer cannot be the only option]
Other changes	[Describe]	[Describe]

The new rent of $[amount] takes effect on [date], ☐ at the start of the renewed term ☐ after the notice period above, for a month-to-month tenancy.

Renewal documents. The renewal lease will include, for each tenant to sign: the Illinois Department of Human Rights summary of housing protections for survivors of domestic and sexual violence as its first page (765 ILCS 752/20); the flood disclosure (765 ILCS 705/25); and, in Chicago, the RLTO summary and security deposit interest summary (§ 5-12-170).

3. Your Response

Please return this section by [date].

☐ I/We accept the renewal on the terms above and will sign the renewal lease.
☐ I/We would like to discuss the terms. Best way to reach me/us: [phone or e-mail].
☐ I/We will not renew and will move out on or before [date], giving the notice my/our lease requires.

Tenant: ____________________ Date: __________ Tenant: ____________________ Date: __________

4. Landlord or Agent

Name: [Name] · Address: [Address] · Phone: [Phone] · E-mail: [E-mail]

Signed: ___________________________ (landlord or authorized agent) Date: __________

5. Certificate of Delivery

I delivered this notice on [Date] by (check one):

☐ handing a copy to the tenant, [name]
☐ leaving a copy with [name], age 13 or older, residing on or in charge of the premises
☐ sending a copy by ☐ certified ☐ registered mail, return receipt requested
☐ another method the lease allows (renewal offers only): [describe]

Delivered by: ___________________________ (name and signature)

Before You Send (Delete This Section)

• Count the notice period from the lease end date. Outside Chicago, 30 days for month to month (9-207); in Chicago, 30, 60 or 120 days by length of tenancy, or 90 to 180 days in the Jackson Park pilot area.

• Check the past year. If the tenant complained of code violations, asked for repairs or joined a tenants’ union within the last 12 months, document a legitimate reason for any rent increase or non-renewal (765 ILCS 721/15, 721/20).

• Attach the required summaries to the renewal lease and collect each tenant’s signature (765 ILCS 752/20; Chicago § 5-12-170).

• No renewal fee in leases entered into after 1 January 2027 (765 ILCS 705/35).

• A non-renewal is not an eviction. If the tenant stays after the lease ends, see the Illinois notice to vacate template before filing anything.