Illinois deposit law, in plain English.
What your landlord has to do with your deposit after you move out. Each rule links to the official text.
30 days for damage, with receipts.
To keep anything for damage, your landlord has 30 days after you move out or your lease ends, whichever is later, to send an itemized statement with receipts or estimates.
765 ILCS 710/1(a)Otherwise, all of it in 45 days.
No statement and receipts? They have to return the whole deposit within 45 days after you move out.
765 ILCS 710/1(a)Give them an address.
If you don't give them a mailing or email address, they aren't liable for penalties.
765 ILCS 710/1(a)Twice the deposit.
Refusing to send the statement, or sending it in bad faith, can cost them twice the deposit due, plus fees.
765 ILCS 710/1(c)
Not covered here yet: Chicago and Cook County rentals
Checked against the official text on October 19, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Cities can add their own rules.
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