Single Action Eviction versus Joint Action Eviction

Sometimes, landlords can be confused by the terminology they may hear in the eviction courts in Illinois.  When an attorney steps up before a judge in the eviction court, he or she will recite a sort of preamble to the case.  After introductions, the plaintiff’s attorney might hand up an eviction notice, a 5 day notice for nonpayment of rent, for example, and will say “your honor, this is a joint action proceeding on a landlord’s five day notice”.  Other plaintiff’s attorneys hand up a notice, say a 30 day notice in this case, and say “your honor, this is a single action proceeding on a landlord’s thirty day notice”.

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