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If a lease for over one year is not in writing, it will generally not be enforceable in court. If your lease is for exactly one year, or less than one year, the law does not require it to be put in writing.

No, Illinois lease laws do not require that an Illinois Rental Agreement be notarized. The Lease just needs to be signed by both the Landlord, the lessor, and the Tenant, the lessee.

In Illinois, if there is no lease or if the lease does not specify a move-out date, the Landlord must give at least 30 days of notice to a tenant that the landlord wants to move out. This notice must be in writing and must arrive to the tenant at least 30 days prior to their move-out date.

A lease agreement in Illinois must be in writing if the rental term will last for 12 or more months. Oral leases can be enforced for lease terms under a year, but generally, it is advisable to have a written lease to ensure both the landlord and tenant understand their rights and responsibilities.

A landlord may evict a renter who does not have a lease and instead has a renter's agreement, as long as they give the tenant at least a 30-day notice. There is no reasoning required for a landlord to end this type of agreement.

A lease is a legal arrangement between you and a landlord that outlines all the details of your relationship and responsibilities to each other. The lease can be written or oral. If you and your landlord make an agreement, but do not write it down, you have an oral lease.