Certified mail service of eviction notices in Cook County?

postmarkA new case interpreting the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act demonstrates the difference between condominium and landlord evictions

The First District Appellate Court has just published an opinion to Courts of Northbrook Condominium Ass’n v. Bhutani which highlights a major difference between condominium association evictions and traditional tenant eviction cases under the Illinois Forcible Entry and Detainer Act.  The Northbrook case involves a condominium association eviction under the forcible entry and detainer statute.  Landlords might be interested to know that it is not just they who can take advantage of the Forcible Entry and Detainer Statute to recover possession to land.  Condominium associations have a separate right under the FED to file an eviction to collect past due assessments or to obtain possession of real estate owned by a delinquent condominium owner.

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February Makes One Think

UPDATE:  Click here for what happens in a leap year!

A 28 day month can cause all sorts of confusion for landlords.  One of the most common methods of terminating a tenancy is the use of a landlord’s thirty day notice.  This notice is used to terminate a written or oral month-to-month lease.

The thirty day notice is a strange animal.  Like all of Illinois eviction law, the requirements of a thirty day notice are strict. The law for a 30 day notice can be found in 735 ILCS 5/9‑207 as follows:

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Breaking Down the Landlord’s Five Day Notice

five day noticeThe most common notice to terminate a tenancy is a five day notice.  This is the notice that is generally required when a tenant fails to make timely payment of rent.  The requirements for a demand for rent are contained in Section 9-209 of the Illinois Forcible Entry and Detainer Act.  The act provides in part:

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Proper Service of an Illinois Eviction Notice

In almost all instances, I advise my clients that an eviction notice, such as a five day notice for nonpayment of rent, be served personally on the tenant.  Personal service means putting the notice in a person’s hands.  Section 9-211 of the Illinois Forcible Entry and Detainer Act provides the law with respect to service of any demand or notice as follows:

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