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After revisions, Cook County renters rights ordinance passes unanimously Scott Britton
Updated 1/28/2021 6:45 PM
A renters rights ordinance proposed by a pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners won unanimous approval from the full county board Thursday, after a series of negotiations with, and concessions from, groups representing both landlords and tenants.
Chief co-sponsor Commissioner Scott Britton of Glenview said the final 29-page piece of legislation dubbed the Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance is the result of 20 hours of meetings with advocacy groups, more than 40 line-item concessions and six comprehensive edits since last July.
Modeled after a 1986 Chicago ordinance, the new county rules limit late rent fees and security deposits, allow renters to withhold rent payments when repairs aren t made or working utilities aren t supplied, and stiffen penalties for lockouts, among other provisions.
Vote on Cook County renters ordinance delayed a month An ordinance aimed at safeguarding an estimated 245,000 apartment dwellers in the Cook County suburbs was deferred by a county board committee Wednesday at the request of chief co-sponsor Scott Britton, who said the public deserved time to take a closer look at the measure. Daily Herald File Photo, 2010 Scott Britton
Updated 12/16/2020 6:32 PM
A vote on a controversial renters rights ordinance proposed by a pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners has been delayed a month, amid ongoing negotiations with landlord groups and multiple revisions of the legislation.
The proposed Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance was set for a vote by the county board s zoning and building committee Wednesday before consideration by the full board Thursday. But chief co-sponsor Commissioner Scott Britton of Glenview pulled it during the committee meeting Wednesday morning since the latest revision
Cook County commissioners propose rules to protect suburban renters Scott Britton
Posted12/14/2020 5:30 AM
A pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners have proposed an ordinance aimed at safeguarding an estimated 245,000 apartment dwellers in the suburbs new rules they say are a long time coming.
But they face pushback from groups representing landlords who fear the regulations would stifle the housing market and cause rents to rise.
The proposed legislation called the Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance would limit late rent fees and security deposits, allow renters to withhold rent payments when repairs aren t made or working utilities aren t supplied, and stiffen penalties for lockouts, among other provisions.
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