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November 2, 2009 – 3:13 pm | 2 Comments

What is asthma?
Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs that makes it very difficult to breathe. The small and medium airways swell and fill with mucus when they come into …

Indoor Air Quality & Smoking

November 2, 2009 – 12:22 pm | One Comment

The new Chicago Clean Indoor Air Ordinance was signed into law on Feb. 13, 2008 and supersedes the Smoke Free Illinois Act. The new law is intended to protect patrons and workers against the dangers …

Exceptions

This page sets forth your rights under Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, a set of local laws that provides you with many important protections. If you live in Chicago, the Ordinance governs your tenancy unless you reside in:

An owner occupied building containing less than seven apartments;
A hotel, motel, inn, rooming house, or boarding house (unless you have resided there for more than 31 days and pay rent on a monthly basis); or
A hospital, convent, monastery, school dormitory,temporary overnight or transitional shelter, cooperative, or
A building owned by your employer (assuming your right to live there is conditioned upon you being employed in or around the building).

This information does not apply if you live outside of the City of Chicago or if one of the above conditions apply.

Problems with your landlord or housing in Chicago?

Call our free Renter's Hotline: 773-292-4988

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Metropolitan Tenanats Organization
2150 South Canalport Suite 2-B2
Chicago, IL 60608

(773) 292-4980 (adminstrative)
(773) 292-4988 (hotline)
(773) 292-0333 (fax)

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