Just cause eviction rules in Champaign County, IL — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Illinois has no just-cause eviction law, and neither Champaign, Urbana, nor Rantoul requires a landlord to state a reason for ending a tenancy. A landlord gives proper written notice, then must win a judgment in the Champaign County Circuit Court to remove a tenant.
No Illinois statute forces a landlord to prove cause before ending a tenancy, and the county's cities have not added one. The Illinois Eviction Act (735 ILCS 5, Article IX) sets the process: for nonpayment, a 5-day notice; for a lease violation, a 10-day notice; and to end a month-to-month tenancy for no cause, 30 days' written notice. A fixed-term lease simply expires on its date. Only a judge can order eviction, and the sheriff enforces it. Self-help eviction — changing locks, removing doors, or shutting off heat or water — is illegal in Illinois, and a tenant can sue for damages. Retaliatory and discriminatory evictions are also barred.
Illegal self-help eviction — lockouts or utility shutoffs — exposes a landlord to tenant damages. Improper or skipped written notice gets the eviction case dismissed.
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