all cases of tenancy from week to week, where the tenant holds over without special agreement, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by 7 days' notice, in writing, and may maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
9-207.Notice to terminate tenancy for less than a year.
Article IX. Eviction · Part 2. Recovery of Rent; · Last amended 2018 · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceA landlord can end a week-to-week holdover tenancy with seven days' written notice, and any other tenancy shorter than a year with thirty days' written notice, unless the foreclosure notice rules in Section 9-207.5 apply instead.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/9-207
(b) Except as provided in Section 9-207.5 of this Code, in all cases of tenancy for any term less than one year, other than tenancy from week to week, where the tenant holds over without special agreement, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by 30 days' notice, in writing, and may maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
Plain-English Summary
Section 9-207 sets a two-tier notice scheme for shorter tenancies where the tenant holds over without any new agreement. Subsection (a) covers week-to-week tenancies, letting the landlord terminate with seven days' written notice. Subsection (b) covers any other tenancy for a term less than a year -- which reaches month-to-month arrangements -- and requires thirty days' written notice instead.
Both notice periods share the same conditions: the tenant must be holding over without a special agreement, the notice must be in writing, and once the period runs the landlord may maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
Both subsections open with the same carve-out for Section 9-207.5, which imposes a flat ninety-day notice period for bona fide residential leases caught up in a foreclosure, regardless of how short the underlying tenancy term is. Set alongside Section 9-205's sixty-day rule for year-to-year tenancies, this section shows a sliding scale where the notice period tracks the length of the tenancy.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much notice ends a week-to-week holdover tenancy?
Seven days, given in writing.
How much notice ends other tenancies shorter than a year, such as month-to-month?
Thirty days, given in writing.
Does this section apply if there is a special holdover agreement in place?
No. It applies when the tenant holds over without a special agreement.
What can the landlord do once the notice period runs?
Maintain an action for eviction or ejectment.
Does Section 9-207.5 ever override these notice periods?
Yes, for bona fide leases of residential property that has gone into foreclosure.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18.)
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reproduced verbatim from the Illinois Compiled Statutes, published by the
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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