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question about your security deposit? Contact us: Reda | Ciprian | Magnone, LLC 8501 W. Higgins Suite 440 Chicago, Illinois 60631 773.399.1122 fax 773.399.1144 email us CRLTO Table of Contents 5-12-010 Title Purpose Scope 5-12-020 Exclusions 5-12-030 Definitions 5-12-040 Tenant Requirements 5-12-050 Landlord Access 5-12-060 Denied of Access 5-12-070 Maintenance 5-12-080 Security Deposits 5-12-081 Interest on Deposits 5-12-082 Interest Rates 5-12-090 Owners and Agents 5-12-100 Habitability Notice 5-12-110 Tenant Remedies 5-12-120 Subleases 5-12-130 Landlord Remedies 5-12-140 Rental Agreement 5-12-150 Retaliatory Conduct 5-12-160 Occupancy Violation 5-12-170 Summary Attached 5-12-180 Attorney's Fees 5-12-190 Rights under Law 5-12-200 Severability |
Municipal
Code of Chicago Chapter 5-12 Residential Landlords and Tenants Click on an ordinance section at the left Section 5-12-010 Title, Purpose and Scope This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance", and shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purposes and policies. It is the purpose of this chapter and the policy of the city, in order to protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to establish the rights and obligations of the landlord and the tenant in the rental of dwelling units, and to encourage the landlord and the tenant to maintain and improve the quality of housing. This chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights. obligations and remedies under every rental agreement entered into or to be performed after the effective date of is chapter for a dwelling unit located within the City of Chicago, regardless of where the unit is made, subject only to the limitations contained in Section 5-12-020. This chapter applies specifically to rental agreements for dwelling units operated under subsidy programs of agencies of the United States and or the State of Illinois, including specifically, programs operated or subsidized by the Chicago Housing Authority and/or the Illinois Housing Development Authority to the extent that this chapter is not in direct conflict with statutory or regulatory provision governing such programs. Have an issue?If you believe your landlord has violated the obligation to make a timely return of your deposit or to pay interest on your deposit, please feel free to telephone us at 773-399-1122 for a free telephone consultation (most consultations require approximately ten to fifteen minutes) or email us. |
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