(735 ILCS 5/9-204) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-204)
Sec. 9-204.
Rent in arrears - Re-entry.
In all cases between landlord
and tenant, where one-half
year's rent is in arrears and unpaid, and the landlord or lessor to whom
such rent is due has the right by law to re-enter for non-payment
thereof, such landlord or lessor may, without any formal demand or
re-entry, commence an action of ejectment for the recovery of the
demised premises. In case judgment is entered in favor of the plaintiff in the
action of ejectment before
the rent in arrearage and costs of the action are paid, then the lease of
the lands shall cease and be determined, unless the lessee shall by
appeal reverse the judgment, or by petition filed within 6 months after the entry
of such judgment, obtain relief from the same. However, any
tenant may, at any time before final judgment on the ejectment, pay or
tender to the landlord or lessor of the premises the amount of rent in
arrears and costs of the action, whereupon the action of
ejectment shall be dismissed.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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