Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes rental housing ordinance

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced Monday a renters' ordinance.

He said it updates Chicago's tenant protections for the first time in 40 years.

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"Every Chicagoan deserves the dignity, stability, and peace of mind that comes with a safe, dependable place to call home," Mayor Johnson said. "For far too long, renters have been left on their own while being forced to navigate rising costs, predatory practices, and corporate consolidation in a housing market that too often puts profit before people. This ordinance is about keeping our neighbors housed, holding bad landlords accountable, ensuring stable and safe living conditions, and making housing as a human right a reality for every Chicagoan."

The ordinance would also establish a rental registry, so renters know who owns their building as well as establishing a requirement that landlords provide valid reasons for eviction or non-renewal and creating a Bureau of Rental Housing Services to handle rental complaint processing, investigation and enforcement coordination.