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The
security deposit interest section of The
Chicago Residential
Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) has been
interpreted by the Illinois Supreme
Court to impose strict-liability upon violator
landlords. Other sections of the RLTO have also been interpreted by
Illinois courts in decisions mostly favorable to renters.
Chicago renters of town-homes, apartments, condos,
and single-family homes may email
attorney
 for a free
initial review of their Chicago rental situation and rights.
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SECTION
5-12-010
5-12-020
5-12-030
5-12-040
5-12-050
5-12-060
5-12-070
5-12-080
5-12-081
5-12-082
5-12-090
5-12-100
5-12-110
5-12-120
5-12-130
5-12-140
5-12-150
5-12-160
5-12-170
5-12-180
5-12-190
5-12-200
RATES
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TITLE
Title, Purpose and scope
Exclusions
Definitions
Tenant Responsibilities
Landlord's Right of Access
Remedies for Improper Denial of Access
Landlord's Responsibility to Maintain
Security Deposits
Interest Rate on Security Deposits
Interest Rate Notification
Identification of Owner and Agents
Notice of Conditions Affecting Habitability
Tenant Remedies
Subleases
Landlord Remedies
Rental Agreement
Prohibition on Retaliatory Conduct by Landlord
Prohibition on Interruption of Tenant Occupancy by Landlord
Summary of Ordinance Attached to Rental Agreement
Attorney's Fees
Rights and Remedies Under Other Laws
Severability
Chicago's Security Deposit Interest
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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 for a dwelling
unit located within the City of Chicago, regardless of where the
agreement 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 provisions
governing such programs. |
