Illinois Intent to Renew the Lease and Proper Notice to Vacate

[Bill Flannagan]

I'll try not to make this lengthy. 45 Days before my current lease was scheduled to end I contacted my tenant to find out if she was going to renew the lease. She informed me that she did intend to renew the lease. The lease ends on July 31st. This weekend I sent all of the paperwork to her to complete and provide back to me. This included paperwork for the association, my lease, a lease addendum for the city of Aurora, and notification to her that I will need background checks completed for all four people living there. 

This is where it gets messy. She is a Section 8 participant is only supposed to have 3 people living there. Her and her two children. Over the past few months I have been working from home and have had more time to drive by the property and have noticed another car parked in the driveway and a gentleman at the house. I wasn't sure that he lived there but thought that maybe he was. Yesterday she confirmed that he is living there. I told her that I will have to put him on the new lease and he will have to have a background check completed. If he is on the lease he has to be approved by the Aurora Housing Authority (AHA). She will have to redo her voucher and will most likely lose it. Since yesterday she has waffled back and forth as to if he is going to move out or stay. Currently she has informed me that he will be moved out by August 1st. From a simple Facebook search I found out that they are actually married. I don't believe that he is really going to move out. 

At this point I don't trust her and believe that her actions will get me in trouble with the AHA. Based on this information I don't feel comfortable renewing the lease. In Illinois I am required to provide 30 days notice to vacate. It's only 9 days until July 31st. Can I inform her now that I don't want to renew the lease? Does it need to be 30 days in all cases?

Thanks in advance,

Bill