Need Eviction Advice

[Zach C.]

Hello All,

I live in Illinois and am having problems with a tenant  who has lived in a unit of a tri-plex of mine for just a month. I get multiple frantic calls from another tenant in the building at 0430 this morning saying upstairs there's shouting, sounds like things are being thrown etc. On my way to the property she then calls back to say strangers are in the house and one threatened to kill her. The cops were called, the strangers were already gone upon me and the cops arrivals. So, my question is how do I legally use this situation to evict? This is my first major problem with the tenant, but this is obviously unacceptable, I appreciate any advice.

[Nathan Gesner]

It is not illegal to ask your tenants to leave. Tell them they can get a full refund of their deposit, no cleaning or questions asked, if they vacate within 7 days. Get them out, change the locks, and give them the money. If they don't want that, give them a written 30-day notice to vacate citing their interference with the right to quiet enjoyment of their neighbors. If they still refuse to leave, try hiring an attorney and going the legal route.