Governor goes back on his word and extends moratorium

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Well, I for one never believed the moratorium would expire as promised at the end of August.  Never.  And, very quietly, after subtle signals at the Illinois State Fair, the Governor went ahead and extended.  Why?  Pick your reason.  Delta variant (hmmmm…. there were less than 3000 cases yesterday and the pandemic seems to be more of an endemic and less of an emergency now that Illinois has been “restored”); emergency rental assistance money (why isn’t that making its way into the hands of landlords sooner?  We’ve heard this excuse before); maybe it is to coincide with the likely improper but somehow in force Center for Disease Control eviction moratorium; or maybe “just because”…  The reason really doesn’t matter.  By way of executive order 2021-19, the moratorium is now extended to Continue reading →

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Tenant Remedies under the CCRTLO

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Section 42-806 – Tenant Remedies

First, the ordinance became effective yesterday.  I know – I’m behind in getting these posts out.  Hang in there and we’ll get through it.  Section 806 of the CCRTLO is entitled “Tenant Remedies”. This section has Continue reading →

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Anti-Landlord Cook County Residential Tenant Ordinance goes into effect TODAY

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Are Suburban Landlords Ready?

Like it or not, it is June 1, 2021 and the Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance is now in full effect. Between the time the ordinance was passed and now, lawyers and politicians have discussed this ordinance in a number of forums. I wanted to provide a few quick thoughts on two issues I believe housing providers should consider as the ordinance dawns. Continue reading →

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Major amendment to Rent Control Preemption Repeal Bill

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Richard Magnone

The Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal wrote “Rent control has in certain Western countries constituted, maybe, the worst example of poor planning by Governments lacking courage and vision.”

Well, the people trying to “lift the ban” on rent control are back at it Continue reading →

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Tenant Rights under the CCRTLO

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Section 42-805 – Tenant Rights.

Section 805 of the CCRTLO  is entitled “Tenant Rights”.  In this section, we have a laundry list of tenant rights beginning with broad basic concepts and continuing on down to some detailed minutia.  The opposite of rights are duties and these items definitely impose some obligations on landlords that will require them to adjust their leases and leasing practices. Continue reading →

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Rules for Rental Agreements under the CCRTLO

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Section 804 – Rental Agreements

After a bit of a break to get landlords back in the game in the fight against rent control, it is finally time to get into the meat of the new Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (CCRTLO).  We’ll take a look at Section 42-804 which governs leases and rental agreements.  Section 5-12-140 of the CRLTO has a nine point section governing rental agreements but the CCRTLO goes much further. Continue reading →

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File a witness slip against rent control law

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Oppose Rent Control

Landlords who are not in favor of the repeal of the law prohibiting the imposition of rent control by local governmental bodies should file yet another witness slip in opposition to HB116 – House Committee Amendment 1.  Even if you submitted a witness slip against the original bill, a witness slip against the amendment should also now be filed.

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Happy Birthday

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Richard Magnone

What a year – So much damage done

It was one year ago tomorrow on March 20, 2021 that, buy executive order, Governor J.B. Pritzker changed the lives of Illinois housing providers by enacting a moratorium on residential evictions.  Since then, like clockwork, the Governor has extended the prohibition 30 days at a time, this last time up until April 2, 2021.  And while tenants’ rights Continue reading →

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Renewed Rent Control Threat

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Richard Magnone

Illinois Landlords – Act Fast

What could be better for Illinois landlords than a year-long eviction moratorium after a global pandemic?  Rent Control!  That’s right.  Representative Will Guzzardi is back AGAIN with House Bill 116 – attempting to repeal the Rent Control Preemption Act.  If passed, Continue reading →

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More details on the Governor’s Extension of the Eviction Moratorium

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Richard Magnone

As reported earlier today, J.B. Pritzker again extended the eviction moratorium by another thirty days, this time with an extension to April 3, 2021.  Note that April 3, 2021 is a Saturday, so the moratorium is really in place to Monday, April 5, 2021 (The Gov really is a tricky guy).  The Governor today signed executive order 2021-05 which both extended the moratorium and also made one additional change to the procedures for evictions. Continue reading →

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