Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Illinois — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
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Security deposit
Your landlord had 45 days to return in full if no itemized statement is furnished; itemized statement due within 30 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a court can make them pay twice the amount due, plus costs and fees.
Return deadline45 days to return in full if no itemized statement is furnished; itemized statement due within 30 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyTwice the amount of the security deposit due, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees, where the landlord refused to supply the statement, supplied it in bad faith, and failed to return the amount due
Verified from statute text: 30-day itemization, 45-day full return if no statement, double liability on a bad-faith finding. deadline_days records the 45-day return deadline.
Gift card cash back
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
Final paycheck
Your final pay is due when you leave if that is possible, and no later than the next regular payday.
If firedAt the time of separation if possible, and no later than the next regular payday
If you quitAt the time of separation if possible, and no later than the next regular payday
Late-pay penaltyDamages of 5% of the amount of underpayment per month, plus costs and attorney fees, under § 14 of the Act