The Hotline has served as MTO’s eyes and ears into the lives of renters. Since its inception in 1994, the MTO Hotline has fielded more than 150,000 calls, carefully collecting information and tracking data on …
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guides about health hazards in your home or apartment
guides related to public housing, Section 8, HUD, and other subsidized housing
guides about heat, locks, apartment conditions, and other landlord tenant responsibilities
starting and ending the rental agreement, security deposits
HUD Tenants’ Right to Organize
DEFINITIONS
HUD: Housing Urban Development; the federal department in charge of assuring affordable housing throughout the country in cooperation with local government.
CHA: Chicago Housing Authority; the local governmental power which translates HUD regulations into city policies.
Loan …
Violence Against Women Act
Violence Against Women Act
CHA Tenants’ Handbook
Landlord’s Name
To find out who owns a building in Cook County, begin your search in County Building (118 N. Clark Street). First go to the Revenue Dept., Room 112, and ask someone at the …
NOTE: If your landlord lives in your building, see the “Exceptions” note on the right side of this page.
As a tenant, what am I required to do?
* Throw out your trash in a clean …
Credit reports contain “information” about where you live and work and your bill paying habits; it may also state whether there has been an eviction or arrest. Landlords have the right to charge for credit …
NOTE: If your landlord lives in your building, see the “Exceptions” note on the right side of this page.
Do I have to tell my landlord I am moving if I have a written lease?
No. …
NOTE: If your landlord lives in your building, see the “Exceptions” note on the right side of this page.
Does my landlord have to give me him/her or anyone else’s name, address and telephone number …
