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City Council amends RLTO to increase notice period for non-renewal of lease, hears updates to Envision Evanston 2045
Landlord Aron Bornstein spoke against the proposed amendments saying the amendments were unfair to landlords because tenants only had to give landlords a 30 day notice of lease non-renewal but a landlord had to give a tenant 90 day notice. He also said the 90 day day notice would effectively remove monthly leases resulting in unintended consequences.
Fair housing advocates, housing providers divided on proposed renter landlord ordinance amendments
The amendments, combined with penalties housing providers could face if they fail to meet the new standards, would drive small and medium-sized housing providers out of Evanston due to potential price increases, (Aron Bornstein) said. “A small-time landlord that gets hit with that type of penalty is going to look to exit the market,” he said. “We’re really hoping that the City Council will bite into it and act more rationally in terms of these penalties.”
Editorial: Apparent flameout of Bring Chicago Home is an opportunity for Mayor Johnson
"After they finish licking their wounds, the mayor and reasonable City Council backers of Bring Chicago Home, like the vice mayor, Ald. Walter Burnett, 27th, ought to jump at the offer of Glasser and others in his orbit."
Bring Chicago Home referendum in serious trouble — and it would be a stinging defeat for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s grassroots base
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Bring Chicago Home referendum was in peril Tuesday in the primary election, in what would be a stinging defeat for his grassroots base that sought to persuade voters to grant the city’s new progressives in charge a tax increase to address the homelessness crisis.
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Bring Chicago Home real estate transfer tax would cost renters a lot
It would not make housing more affordable or more available, the president of a property management company writes. And it would not improve the quality of housing.
As pandemic lifts, landlords await relief on evictions
Landlords still have their own bills. There is no moratorium on mortgage or maintenance costs. Property tax payments can be delayed under Cook County’s rules, but they must be made. There are rent scofflaws in every neighborhood, but owners of multiple high-rises can absorb the loss more easily.
For Chicago renters, added fees mean people end up paying more for apartments
Application fees. Credit check fees. Move-in fees. Move-out fees. Even fees to be able to use a maintenance hotline. These days, such fees are pushing the true cost of renting an apartment in Chicago far above the listed price for rent.
Landlords, tenants wrangle over proposed eviction rules
Landlords and tenants once again clashed during Tuesday night’s Housing and Community Development Committee meeting, where they discussed proposed revisions to the city’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO).
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