Cook County & Suburban Leases: Where to Find the Current Version

The current Cook County Suburban Lease is available in the CAR  Forms and Contracts Library.

Recent updates include:

• New laws and ordinances (2025 update).

• Changes to the Illinois Landlord Tenant Act that requires the disclosure of potential flooding for rental transactions.

• A new paragraph for the parties to discuss and decide on any contribution to the tenant brokerage’s compensation by the landlord.

This lease is NOT to be used for property located in the city of Chicago.

Also updated is the Suburban Lease for properties outside Cook County.

Recent updates include:

• Changes to the Illinois Landlord Tenant Act that requires the disclosure of potential flooding for rental transactions.

• A new paragraph for the parties to discuss and decide on any contribution to the tenant brokerage’s compensation by the landlord.

This lease is NOT to be used for any property located in Cook County.

Both leases are made available through a partnership with the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.

The lease will be made interactive in the Dotloop templates.