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I have it on good authority that Alderman Moreno’s office has expressed that it is no longer the Alderman’s intention to present the Good Cause ordinance to the City Council this month.  Instead, his office will seek to have a task force formed to review the proposal.  So, landlord advocates have been heard for now, but this is likely not the end of this issue.  Good cause laws have been passed in Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Seattle, among other places, and a similar law is currently proposed in Philadelphia. Landlords need to remain vigilant on this issue and advocate for their rights whenever possible.

I’m going to suspend my review of the draft ordinance because I’m guessing it will not come back in the same form as the current one.  No doubt, you will all miss out on my commentary regarding the $21,200 penalty plus attorney’s fees for violation, the changes to eviction notices required by the ordinance, the notice requirements and limits on rent increases, and the moving assistance allowance.

Nonetheless, this does not mean that landlords should not continue the discussion with their alderman and the mayor.  Make clear that Chicago should not have a good cause eviction law.

Here we are in the week that the so called “Good Cause for Eviction Ordinance” is expected to be presented to the Chicago City Council possibly to introduce the most sweeping anti-landlord change to landlord-tenant law in Chicago since 1986.  So, remember where we left off.  The not-yet-proposed draft of the ordinance indicates that no landlord shall recover possession of a rental unit by not renewing or bringing an eviction unless the landlord brings the eviction or initiates the non-renewal for one of eight reasons.  We talked about the first two reasons in earlier bog posts.  Let’s take a look at the third reason which is entitled “Material non-compliance”: Continue reading →

Chicago landlords, Act Now!

You’ve probably been reading over the past 24 hours about an ordinance affecting landlord-tenant law that a Chicago Alderman is allegedly threatening to introduce to the City Council next week.  I have been in contact with a source who is close to the situation who has informed me that this is the time to act.

The ordinance we have seen is a serious threat to Illinois eviction jurisprudence in Chicago forcible entry and detainer cases, will likely reduce the value of rental real estate in Chicago, creates new red-tape for landlords, contains unfair provisions, and is a major threat to property ownership and property management in Chicago.

So, what can you as a landlord do?

Call your Alderman.  Call the Mayor.  Let them know that you do not support any form of a “Good Cause” requirement on rentals in Chicago.  Make your voice heard on this issue.  Landlords cannot be expected to run their rental businesses under these circumstances.  This link will provide you with the identity and contact information for your alderman.  This link provides the Mayor’s website.

Yesterday, I went through the provision of the allegedly proposed Good Cause for Eviction ordinance provision allowing for eviction based on non-payment of rent (provided the tenant doesn’t make good before an eviction order is entered).  Today, I’ll examine the second reason that a Chicago landlord will be able to non-renew: habitual late payments. Continue reading →