{"data":{"id":"us-il/815-ilcs-165-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"815 ILCS 165/5","heading":"Lessor Noncompliance.","body":"In any successful action instituted by a lessee to recover all or any portion of a deposit withheld by a lessor who fails to comply with the requirements of Section 4, the lessee shall be entitled to recover 1 1/2 times the full amount of the deposit. If either a lessor or lessee institutes an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to adjudicate the party's right to all or a portion of a security deposit, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive court costs plus a reasonable fee for that party's attorney.","path":["CHAPTER 815 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS","Consumer Deposit Security Act of 1987."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2317\u0026ChapterID=67\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:47Z","sha256":"6538f3b4724e8e6a2a34c145efeb9cd0b22f04c63a00184e227a07dc57ba8152","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/815-ilcs-165-4","next":"us-il/815-ilcs-170-0.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}