rental registry
Coverage of rental registry in the Nexus archive.
- Mayor Johnson's renter protection proposal faces 'fierce' resistance from building owners
Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'Protecting Renters Ordinance' faces strong opposition from building owners, who protest provisions like banning move-in fees, requiring $10,000 compensation for evictions, and a $20 annual registration fee for rental units. The proposal, championed by Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez's Housing Committee, aims to level the playing field between renters and landlords but has been revised to remove controversial measures like compensation for rent increases, which critics argued could lead to rent control.
- Mayor Johnson to introduce measure to protect Chicago renters
Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to introduce the 'Protecting Renters Ordinance' to update Chicago's 40-year-old landlord-tenant laws, create a rental registry, and ban hidden fees. The measure aims to protect 600,000 renter households by requiring transparency in algorithmic pricing and establishing a new body to resolve disputes.