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Landlord-Tenant LawIllinois, USA

Illinois Retaliatory Eviction Act (765 ILCS 720)

Summary

Protects tenants from eviction or lease non-renewal if the landlord is acting in response to the tenant's complaint to a government authority about health or safety codes.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Tenants cannot be evicted for reporting a building code violation to the city.
  • 02.
    Tenants are protected when they join or organize a tenant union.
  • 03.
    The law serves as a valid defense in an eviction hearing.

Penalties

  • 01.
    The eviction case will be ruled in favor of the tenant.
  • 02.
    Potential for the tenant to recover damages for the retaliatory action.

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