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The
Evanston Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance
(ERLTO) predates the
Chicago RLTO. The Evanston RLTO does
share some features of the Chicago RLTO, and also contains the
state's only 21-day security deposit return and accounting rule.
This is the timeline Wisconsin residents are used to. The
ERLTO also requires landlords to account in writing even for
rent they are withholding from the security deposit of a
tenant. This is not required statewide.
Evanston
renters of a duplex, townhouse, apartment, condo, or single
family home may email attorney
Silverman
for a free initial review of their
Evanston landlord - tenant situation and rights.
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SECTION
5-3-1
5-3-2
5-3-3-1
5-3-3-2
5-3-3-3
5-3-4-1
5-3-4-2
5-3-4-3
5-3-4-4
5-3-5-1
5-3-5-2
5-3-5-3
5-3-5-4
5-3-5-5
5-3-6-1
5-3-6-3
5-3-6-4
5-3-6-5
5-3-6-6
5-3-7-1
5-3-7-2
5-3-7-3
5-3-7-4
5-3-7-5
5-3-7-6
5-3-8-1
5-3-8-2
5-3-8-3
5-3-9-1
5-3-9-2
5-3-10
5-3-11
5-3-12-1
5-3-12-2
5-3-12-3
5-3-12-4
5-3-12-5
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TITLE
Title, Purpose
and scope
General Definitions; Principals of
Interpretation
Rental Agreement:
Terms and Conditions of Lease
Effect of Unsigned or Undelivered Rental
Agreement
Prohibited Provisions in Rental Agreements
Tenant Obligations:
Maintain Dwelling Unit
Rules and Regulations
Access
Tenant's Use and Occupancy of Dwelling
Unit
Landlord Obligations:
Security Deposits
Disclosure
Maintain Fit Premises
Limitation of Liability
Lead
Disclosure Requirements
Landlord Remedies:
Noncompliance with Lease
Abandonment; Subleases
Waiver of Landlord's Right to Terminate
Remedy After Termination
Disposition of Abandoned Property
Tenant Remedies:
Noncompliance by Landlord
Failure to Deliver Possession
Self Help For Minor Defects and Rent
Withholdings
Wrongful Failure to Supply Essential
Services
Landlord's Noncompliance as Defense to
Action for Rent
Fire or Casualty Damage
Holdover; Abuse of Access:
Holdover Remedies
Landlord and Tenant Remedies for Abuse of
Access
Notice of Refusal to Renew Rental
Agreement
Retaliatory Conduct
Civil Actions by City
Attachment of Chapter to Rental Agreement
Condominium Conversions
Interruption of Tenant Occupancy
Exclusions
Fines
Civil Remedy
Tenant's Right to Terminate
Evanston's
Security Deposit Interest Rates (same
as Chicago)
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5-3-1: TITLE,
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
(A)Short
Title: This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ORDINANCE.
(B)Purpose
And Declaration Of Policy: 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 the citizens, to establish
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.
(C)Construction
Of Chapter: This chapter shall be liberally construed and
applied to promote its purposes and policies.
(D)Scope:
1.
Territorial Application: This chapter applies to, regulates and
determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental
agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within the
city.
2.
Exclusions: Unless created to avoid the application of this
chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this
chapter:
a. Residence
at a public or private medical, geriatric, educational or
religious institution;
b. Occupancy
under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit if the occupant is
the purchaser;
c. Occupancy
in a structure operated for the benefit of a social or fraternal
organization; or
d. Transient
occupancy in a hotel or motel. (Ord. 19-0-75)
e. Occupancy
in a cooperative apartment by a shareholder of the cooperative.
(Ord. 114-0-89) |
