Do I have the right to do a random inspection on my home

[Jayden Hamilton]

Hi guys, I wanted to do a random inspection on my rental home in Illinois without giving the tenants any notice. I want to surprise them at the front door. I'm suspicious that they had animals in the home when they signed the lease that they would not have any. Am I able to pop up to my house any time during reasonable hours and do random inspections? Does anyone know of any good sites to use to keep me up to date on landlord-tenant laws. Thanks. 

[Bruce Woodruff]

I just remembered talking to a big local Realtor a while back and he said he has a mandatory monthly cleaning built into every lease. The tenant pays this as part of their rent (without knowing) and the cleaners know they are there not just to clean but report back to the owner. Kind of a cool way to kill 2 birds with one stone I thought....if I were doing LTRs still, I would probably do this...