Landlords owning Chicago properties in most circumstances are now required to provide tenants with the new summary of the Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (“RLTO”) posted by the city in March. The summary can be reached...more
In the previous alert, we covered the Illinois Landlord and Tenant Act, along with the Radon Awareness Act and several others. Here we will go over changes to the Electric Vehicle Charging Act and how it could affect the...more
The Chicago City Council recently passed two ordinances seeking to protect tenants and curb COVID-19 housing displacement. The Fair Notice ordinance establishes new timelines for delivery of notice of non-renewal of...more
The 2018 Reassessment for the City of Chicago is now underway. Since 2009, the property tax rate has risen from 4.6 percent to 7.1 percent, resulting in an increase of tax payment to about $7.10 for every $100.00 in...more
If you are a "place of public accommodation," you are required to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. "Places of public accommodation" are not just restaurants, office buildings or shopping...more