On July 30, 2020, I reported here that Cook County was proposing a County-wide tenant and landlord ordinance. (Note that the County ordinance puts the word tenant before landlord, so the County will have a RTLO while the City of Chicago will have an RLTO) Since then, I’ve been asked by a few landlords about where this law would apply. That’s a surprisingly complex issue, but let’s take a look.
Cook County
BREAKING: Cook County to Introduce County-Wide Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance
Cook County Seeks County-wide RLTO
UPDATE: See here for more on this proposed ordinance that is set to be voted on by the Cook County Board on December 15, 2020.
Yep – you heard that right. Coming soon to rental units in the suburbs is the pain felt for years by landlords in the City. At a time when it seemed that the regulations affecting landlords could not get more voluminous and complex, the Cook County Board is debating a newly introduced Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance this morning July 30, 2020 (you can watch the County Board proceedings Live here). I haven’t made a deep dive into the law, but here are a few high points from my first pass through: