Category Archives: Cook County Human Rights Ordinance

County Releases Additional Information on Just Housing Amendment

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Richard Magnone

Cook County has issued additional guidance to help landlords and tenants navigate the Just Housing Amendment to Human Rights Ordinance

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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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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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Cook County Section 8 update

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Richard Magnone

Illinois Association of Realtors is reporting that efforts to add Section 8 protection to the Cook County fair housing law seem to have stalled.

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Meeting on Cook County fair housing amendments tomorrow

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Richard Magnone

Cook County may give fair housing protection to tenants w/ Section 8 vouchers from source of income discrimination to human rights ordinance

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Cook County Section 8 Update

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Richard Magnone

Cook County Board expected to bring resolution to amend fair housing ordinance to add section 8 as protected class via source of income

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Cook County proposes adding “Section 8” participants to Fair Housing protected classes

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Richard Magnone

Cook County wants to do away with source of income discrimination against HUD section 8 tenants

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