Chapter 18-27 Chicago Electrical Code
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...
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Contact Your Alderman
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...
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Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance
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...
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MTO takes on Application Fees
MTO hotline counselors have been hearing that landlords have been charging applicants outrageous fees when applying for housing without providing any explanation for the basis of the fees or if they...
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Change of Tenants’ Locks/Re-Key Law
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...
View ArticleChicago Bed Bug Ordinance
Bed bugs have been creating havoc for landlords, tenants and home owners alike. This law seeks to balance the needs of landlords and tenants. The law requires that landlords distribute a brochure...
View ArticleKeep Chicago Renting Ordinance (KCRO)
The “Keep Chicago Renting” Ordinance Section 1. Title, Purpose and Scope. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Keep Chicago Renting” ordinance and shall be liberally construed and...
View ArticleSRO Preservation Ordinance
ORDINANCE WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is a home-rule unit of government under Article Vll, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and, as such, may exercise any power and...
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