The Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance applies to most landlords and tenants (see exclusions) in residential lease situations within the City of Chicago. Although it is not the only law landlords must obey, it is probably the most important in that it provides tenants with powerful rights against landlords who fail to comply with its provisions and the penalties that are imposed for lessor noncomplainace are severe. Chicago landlords and tenants should make sure to become familiar with the rights, duties, and obligations of the ordinance.
5-12-010 Title, Purpose and Scope
5-12-020 Exclusions
5-12-030 Definitions
5-12-040 Tenant responsibilities
5-12-050 Landlord’s right of access
5-12-060 Remedies for improper denial of access
5-12-070 Landlord’s responsibility to maintain
5-12-080 Security deposits
5-12-081 Interest rate on security deposits
5-12-082 Interest rate notification
5-12-090 Identification of owner and agents
5-12-095 Tenants’ notification of foreclosure action
5-12-100 Notice of conditions affecting habitability
5-12-101 Bedbugs
5-12-110 Tenant remedies
5-12-120 Subleases
5-12-130 Landlord remedies
5-12-140 Rental agreement
5-12-150 Prohibition on retaliatory conduct by landlord
5-12-160 Prohibition on interruption of tenant occupancy by landlord
5-12-170 Summary of ordinance attached to rental agreement
5-12-180 Attorney’s fees
5-12-190 Rights and remedies under other laws
5-12-200 Severability