Category Archives: Fair Housing

Cook County Just Housing Ordinance Goes Live 1/1/2020

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Richard Magnone

Rules are now approved for the Cook County Just Housing Amendment to the Human Rights Ordinance for Landlords in Chicago and suburbs

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Cook County’s Just Housing Amendment is SCARY!!!!!

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Richard Magnone

Consider how the Cook County Just Housing Amendment will actually work to force landlords to rent to criminals

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Cook County Issues Yet Another Set of Just Housing Rules

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Richard Magnone

Cook County releases October 23, 2019 landlord enforcement rules for the Just Housing Amendment for criminal background checks on tenants

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Alderman Propose Chicago Landlords Protect Immigrants

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Richard Magnone

City makes landlords bear the brunt of “Sanctuary City” status It was reported in the Chicago Sun Times last week that Chicago would impose obligations on landlords to help illegal immigrants affected by the Trump executive order repealing DACA. Last … Continue reading →

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Amendment to Chicago Fair Housing approved by Committee on Human Relations and new tenant right to claim retaliation

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Richard Magnone

Law expands protected class to veterans and adds right to retaliation claim for any fair housing proceeding Yesterday, the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Human Relations approved an amendment to the Chicago Fair Housing and Human Rights Ordinance proposed by … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court upholds disparate impact claims in Fair Housing cases

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Richard Magnone

a court can look to the consequences of a landlord’s action rather than making a determination as to the actor’s intent in fair housing

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Landlords need to know Chicago and Illinois expansions of Fair Hosuing Protected Classes!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Richard Magnone

Tenant alleges gender identity discrimination in Rogers Park Windy City Times reports that a transgender tenant in Rogers Park has brought a fair housing complaint against her landlord with the Chicago Commission on Human Relations.  The complaint alleges that the … Continue reading →

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Prediction for 2014: Illinois landlords better learn the fair housing laws!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Richard Magnone

Illinois landlords will need to learn to comply with fair housing laws prohibiting illegal discrimination in rental housing

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NEW LAW: Cook County landlords cannot discriminate based on Section 8 participation

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Richard Magnone

Cook County Illinois landlords cannot refuse to participate in Section 8 or face fair housing violation for source of income discrimination

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UPDATE: Cook County Section 8 amendment

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Richard Magnone

On May 8, 2013, the Cook County Board will once again take up the topic of amending the Human Right’s Ordinance to make it a fair housing violation (for source of income discrimination) for a Cook County landlord to refuse … Continue reading →

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