Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Illinois

Yes. A properly written and served notice can be an incentive for communications because now the landlord has put down in writing specific expectations. How communications proceed will depend on the kind of notice, however. But to be helpful it would be important to know what kind of notice was given and what the landlord's real goal is - for example getting rent paid or actually having the tenant vacate if the notice is for non-payment of rent. Sometimes tenants don't know they can't just withhold rent if there is a problem with their apartment even if the lease says that, and there may be an underlying problem with the apartment that has the tenant at wit's end about what to do to get the landlord's attention. Unfortunately I've seen enough cases where landlords delay filing an eviction lawsuit where they either find themselves in a situation where they need the rent, let's say, and are hoping against hope that the tenant will make good, or the tenant convinces the landlord that the tenant will move on a specific date beyond the terms of the notice and then does not. It is always helpful to have an attorney with experience in these matters help determining what next steps should be.