Legal eviction process (renters, squatters, attorney)

[Dawn2012]

I have a friend who is in charge of his moms estate.His mom has passed several yrs back,he rented the house out and the tenants are like 3 to 4 months behind in rent,and is tearing the house up,he typed out an eviction notice with 30 days notice to get out and sent it to them certified mail,well now the tentants are saying they dont have to move they say the landlord did the process wrong.What should our friend do to give them a legal evcition notice,and would he still have to give them another 30 days? If the tenants try to give him the back rent should he take it and if so can he still evict them if he does take the money they owe?He wants them out asap and wants to do it the legal way.

Thank You

[nitebird]

Hopefully this page will help give some clear direction:

Illinois Evictions

I honestly don't think your friend served wrong, if he sent it certified mail and they signed for it then they were properly served. I don't believe it has to be prepared by an attorney or filed in the court prior to serving. They are just stalling for time, hopefully he has kept a copy of the eviction notice and the certified mail receipt so he can have the sheriffs office properly remove them from the residence.

[linicx]

Youe friend has squatters. Being polite rarely works. It may turn out to be a long protracted fignt expecially if children are involved. He probably should consult with a lwayer before he does anything else. Been there done htat. If he wants good renters he needs to do a lot of investingating first.