Public Act 97-470
(Mayfield, D-Waukegan; Jones, D-Chicago) requires landlords to “change or rekey” locks of rental property after a renter moves out if the new renter has a written lease agreement. If the landlord doesn’t do …

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This Ordinance applies to residences within the city of Chicago only. Please see the Exceptions to the RLTO to ensure the law applies to you.
For tenants in suburban Chicagoland, please click here for the law …

The Aldermen of the Chicago City Council are elected to represent their constituents: you.
Find your alderman on the list below and make a call voicing your support of tenants’ right to have a voice in …

This provides excerpts of Chap 18-27 as it relates to tenants’ access to their fuse box. The Municipal Code of Chicago requires that either tenants have direct 24 hour open access to the circuit breaker/fuse …

Interest Rates for leases begun in the following years:
2013 – 0.023%
2012 – 0.057%
2011 – 0.073%
2010 – 0.073%
2009 – 0.12%
2008 – 1.26%
2007 – 1.68%
2006 – 1.71 %
2005 – 1.01%
2004 – 0.42%
2003 – 0.52%
2002 – 0.83%
2001 – …

In order to meet legal requirements,  a unit must have at a minimum, the following amount of square feet per person:
one person – 125 sq. feet
2 people – 250 sq. feet
3 people – 350 sq. …

Chicago Building Code: Title 13 Chapter 196 Existing Buildings – Minimum Requirements
13-196-010 Application.
13-196-020 Occupancy.
13-196-030 Structural stability.
13-196-031 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures – Definitions.
13-196-032 Maintenance of exterior walls and enclosures – Application.
13-196-033 Maintenance of exterior …

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 …

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