Chicago renters’ rights are at stake in dueling City Hall proposals
<p>The first and last time the Chicago City Council passed a sweeping renters’ rights ordinance was in 1986.</p><p>Ronald Reagan was president, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie were atop the Billboard 100 chart, and the median rent <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/interactive/chicago-rents-climbing-fast-housing-crisis/chicago-rent-time-machine/" target="_blank" ><u>in some Chicago neighborhoods was around $515</u></a>.</p><p>Forty years later, tenants face sky-high rents, bidding wars and piles of fees. They struggle to track down their own landlords when problems arise in their buildings.
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<p>The first and last time the Chicago City Council passed a sweeping renters’ rights ordinance was in 1986.</p><p>Ronald Reagan was president, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie were atop the Billboard 100 chart, and the median rent <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/interactive/chicago-rents-climbing-fast-housing-crisis/chicago-rent-time-machine/" target="_blank" ><u>in some Chicago neighborhoods was around $515</u></a>.</p><p>Forty years later, tenants face sky-high rents, bidding wars and piles of fees. They struggle to track down their own landlords when problems arise in their buildings. Landlords themselves face rising costs and property taxes that can make it hard to keep rent affordable.</p><p>Many agree the city’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) is due for a renovation.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson has pitched a plan backed and crafted by tenants rights groups and housing advocates. A group of City Council members have pitched an alternative, more landlord-friendly version.</p><p>Both sides agree the bulk, or “98%,” of their proposals are the same.
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- <p>The first and last time the Chicago City Council passed a sweeping renters’ rights ordinance was in 1986.</p><p>Ronald Reagan was president, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie were atop the Billboard 100 chart, and the median rent <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/interactive/chicago-rents-climbing-fast-housing-crisis/chicago-rent-time-machine/" target="_blank" ><u>in some Chicago neighborhoods was around $515</u></a>.</p><p>Forty years later, tenants face sky-high rents, bidding wars and piles of fees. They struggle to track down their own landlords when problems arise in their buildings.
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