Although the COVID-19 pandemic has ebbed from the daily lives of workers, its impact on hybrid work continues. While no consensus has emerged, the hybrid work model, which requires splitting the work week between going into...more
3/24/2025
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2025 brought over 300 changes to the laws of the State of Illinois. Some of these new laws impact the relationship between landlords and tenants and also impose further restrictions on condominium associations. At the start...more
2/25/2025
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Chicago enacted the “Northwest Side Housing Preservation Ordinance,” an ordinance that many are referring to as the “anti-gentrification” ordinance. Despite the grandiose moniker, the ordinance breaks down to two specific...more
Landlords owning Chicago properties in most circumstances are now required to provide tenants with the new summary of the Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (“RLTO”) posted by the city in March. The summary can be reached...more
In the previous alert, we covered the Illinois Landlord and Tenant Act, along with the Radon Awareness Act and several others. Here we will go over changes to the Electric Vehicle Charging Act and how it could affect the...more
The Chicago City Council recently passed two ordinances seeking to protect tenants and curb COVID-19 housing displacement. The Fair Notice ordinance establishes new timelines for delivery of notice of non-renewal of...more
The 2018 Reassessment for the City of Chicago is now underway. Since 2009, the property tax rate has risen from 4.6 percent to 7.1 percent, resulting in an increase of tax payment to about $7.10 for every $100.00 in...more
If you are a "place of public accommodation," you are required to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. "Places of public accommodation" are not just restaurants, office buildings or shopping...more