Chicago Needs A Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance
Illinois and Chicago laws allow landlords to terminate a tenant's lease for any reason or for no reason at all - as long as proper notice has been given before an eviction case is filed in court. The Chicago Housing Justice Coalition has been working to pass a Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance that seeks to prevent evictions when a tenant is not at fault. https://www.justcausechicago.org/
What Would the Just Cause Ordinance Do?
When a tenant is evicted due to no fault of their own, they must face unexpected costs related to a new housing search in an already expensive housing market, creating financial instability and housing insecurity.
A Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance would allow landlords and property owners to evict tenants, but only for specific reasons, such as nonpayment of rent, criminal activity, or other documented violations of a tenant's lease agreement. It would require landlords to provide relocation assistance to the tenant in the event that the landlord wishes to:
- occupy the unit or have a close family member do so,
- substantially repair or rehab the unit,
- convert the unit into a condo, or
- demolish or remove the unit from the market.
Chicago Housing Justice Coalition CHJC is fiscally sponsored by Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) a registered 501c3 organization
See our endorsing organizational list here http://www.chihousingjustice.org/members.html