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Tenants Get Repairs and Fight Foreclosure
April 6, 2010 – 10:07 am | No Comment
Tenants Get Repairs and Fight Foreclosure

In August of 2008 tenants from a building in Englewood called MTO’s Tenants Rights Hotline complaining about egregious conditions including broken security locks, pest infestations, and lack of essential services, like heat.  MTO immediately sent …

MTO Organizers Support Tenant in Fighting Lock-out and Restoring Utilities
January 13, 2010 – 11:55 am | No Comment
MTO Organizers Support Tenant in Fighting Lock-out and Restoring Utilities

On December 17th a tenant residing at 634 N. Ridgeway called the Metropolitan Tenants Organizations (MTO) hotline in regards to no heat.  The tenant was referred to MTO organizers who immediately went to the building. …

Tenants Get Heat Restored
December 23, 2009 – 11:58 am | No Comment
Tenants Get Heat Restored

Tenants from the building located at 3045 W 63rd St. call the MTO because their building was in horrible condition and they were not going to take it anymore.  When the MTO organizers arrived at …