Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

You are right. The only thing you might want to consider, for your OWN sake, is that while you do have until that last moment to vacate, clean out, etc., that leaves NO time for the landlord to ok the condition and then your security deposit is held over until after you're gone. I do recommend that if you can arrange it, a move-out a day or two before the end of the lease as long as the landlord is willing to do a move-out inspection AND return your security deposit too. And the inspection should have a move-out checklist and sign-off by yourselves and the landlord. That way if the landlord wants to be cute and stop payment on a security deposit refund that is paid by check (most won't do cash....), you can show that the landlord ok'd the condition in person.