Rental Application Form - Illinois

What Is an Illinois Rental Application?

An Illinois Rental Application Form is used to gather information from prospective tenants who are interested in applying for a property rental. The completed form must be provided to a landlord, a rental property owner, or their agent/representative. Information contained in the form allows a landlord to identify the most suitable tenant.

A Rental Application Form from Illinois should contain the following sections:

• Information about the applicant: their full name, social security and driver's license number, email, and phone number;
• Current and previous address of the filer, the monthly amount of rent and reasons for leaving;
• Names and birthdates of any other occupants;
• Pets belonging to the candidate;
• Employment and income information of the applicant;
• Personal references;
• Questions regarding the applicant's background.

A rental property owner has to get a signed consent form from their prospective tenant. The signatory has to allow the release of information from their previous landlord(s), bank representatives, criminal record search, and their credit history. Signing this form gives a prospective landlord the legal right to perform a background check on the applicant. A signed consent form may be an attachment to a rental application form.

You can download our free Illinois Rental Application form through the link below or create your own document with our online form builder.