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Category Archives: Fair Housing
Alderman Propose Chicago Landlords Protect Immigrants
City makes landlords bear the brunt of “Sanctuary City” status It was reported in the Chicago Sun Times last week that Chicago would impose obligations on landlords to help illegal immigrants affected by the Trump executive order repealing DACA. Last … Continue reading
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Amendment to Chicago Fair Housing approved by Committee on Human Relations and new tenant right to claim retaliation
Law expands protected class to veterans and adds right to retaliation claim for any fair housing proceeding Yesterday, the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Human Relations approved an amendment to the Chicago Fair Housing and Human Rights Ordinance proposed by … Continue reading
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Supreme Court upholds disparate impact claims in Fair Housing cases
a court can look to the consequences of a landlord’s action rather than making a determination as to the actor’s intent in fair housing
Posted in Fair Housing
Tagged disparate impact, fair housing
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Landlords need to know Chicago and Illinois expansions of Fair Hosuing Protected Classes!
Tenant alleges gender identity discrimination in Rogers Park Windy City Times reports that a transgender tenant in Rogers Park has brought a fair housing complaint against her landlord with the Chicago Commission on Human Relations. The complaint alleges that the … Continue reading
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Prediction for 2014: Illinois landlords better learn the fair housing laws!
Illinois landlords will need to learn to comply with fair housing laws prohibiting illegal discrimination in rental housing
Posted in Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, Fair Housing
Tagged americans with disabilities act, discrimination, fair housing, Section 8
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NEW LAW: Cook County landlords cannot discriminate based on Section 8 participation
Cook County Illinois landlords cannot refuse to participate in Section 8 or face fair housing violation for source of income discrimination
Posted in Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, Fair Housing, Section 8
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UPDATE: Cook County Section 8 amendment
On May 8, 2013, the Cook County Board will once again take up the topic of amending the Human Right’s Ordinance to make it a fair housing violation (for source of income discrimination) for a Cook County landlord to refuse … Continue reading
Posted in Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, Fair Housing, Section 8
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Maximum Occupancy Restrictions and the Illinois Landlord
Can Chicago landlords set reasonable occupancy standards for maximum renters?
Posted in Fair Housing
Tagged familial status, occupancy restrictions
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Cook County Section 8 update
Illinois Association of Realtors is reporting that efforts to add Section 8 protection to the Cook County fair housing law seem to have stalled.
Posted in Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, Fair Housing, Section 8
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Meeting on Cook County fair housing amendments tomorrow
Cook County may give fair housing protection to tenants w/ Section 8 vouchers from source of income discrimination to human rights ordinance
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