The Brief
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing the Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO), which would regulate rental fees, expand tenant protections and provide legal assistance to renters.
- The proposal would require relocation assistance for some no-fault lease nonrenewals and create a city bureau to oversee landlord compliance, while exempting some owner-occupied properties.
- Some landlords oppose the measure, saying it could hurt small property owners, while the mayor’s office says it is intended to reduce evictions, stabilize neighborhoods and address Chicago’s housing crisis.
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing the Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO), a package of tenant protections aimed at limiting certain landlord fees, reducing no-fault evictions and strengthening renters’ rights.
New renters ordinance proposed
The backstory:
The proposal would regulate security deposits and rental fees, create a city bureau to oversee landlord compliance, provide legal assistance to renters with housing disputes and require landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants when a lease is not renewed without cause.
The ordinance includes exemptions for some owner-occupied, small-scale rental properties.…