Tenant refuses to sign termination of lease

[Tomasz Kaminski]

The tenant has a lease that end June 30,2022 and I know I need to provide him a "notice to quit" termination letter. I have provided this, but he has refused to sign simply saying that he doesn't want to sign and will sign when he moves out. I am concerned this may end up with me forcing an eviction. What should my next step be? Is a certified and proof of receipt postage sufficient to meet the requirement to notify the tenant? The property is located in Illinois is DuPage county.

Thanks all,

Tom

[Mark Ainley]

@Tomasz Kaminski a "notice to quit" is typically around some sort of non compliance or default of the lease by the resident.   If you are looking to just not renew the resident then a "notice of non renewal" would be what you provide and no signature is required.  Give us some feedback around the scenario.  Why do you want them to leave vs renew?  Are you selling, moving back in, or renting the place out again?  Is their rent under market rent where they will struggle to have the same home due to increase in pricing?  How long have they been there and are they current on rent?

If you had to evict, Dupage county is the best county to be in around the Chicago market.