How much notice must a landlord give before entering in Illinois?
Illinois has no statewide statute requiring advance notice before a landlord enters an occupied rental unit — the lease governs entry, backstopped by the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment, and 24 hours' notice at reasonable times is the convention courts expect where the lease is silent.
The important exceptions are local: Chicago's RLTO requires two days' notice with entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and suburban Cook County's ordinance mirrors it, so landlords in the Chicago area operate under much stricter access rules than state law provides. Emergencies justify immediate entry everywhere.
Illinois entry notice at a glance
| Advance notice required | No fixed statutory period (see notice standard) |
|---|---|
| Notice standard | No statewide statute governs landlord entry or requires advance notice; entry is governed by the lease and the tenant's possessory right to quiet enjoyment, with courts generally expecting entry at reasonable times on reasonable notice for purposes connected to the lease. |
| Permitted reasons | Not enumerated by statute; governed by the lease (typically repairs, inspections, and showings). |
| Emergency exception | Yes |
| Time-of-day restrictions | Not addressed by statute |
Notes and caveats
Statute citations
How this record was verified: Web verification against ilga.gov (official Illinois General Assembly ILCS database) for the Security Deposit Return Act (765 ILCS 710), Security Deposit Interest Act (765 ILCS 715), Landlord and Tenant Act (765 ILCS 705), Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825), and 735 ILCS 5/9-207, with statute text confirmed via current-year compiled-statute mirrors of the ilga.gov database and IDFPR official guidance on deposit interest rates.