815 ILCS 165/5

(815 ILCS 165/5) (from Ch. 29, par. 955)

Sec. 5. Lessor Noncompliance. 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.

(Source: P.A. 85-733.)