Update: The Illinois Supreme Court has issued an order which appears ban the filing of evictions, until September 1, against persons who submit a signed Declaration that they were impacted by Covid. We recommend that…
The Governor has issued a new Executive Order related to evictions. Read it here. Basically, it means the following: Eviction orders issued prior to COVID may now be executed (meaning that the Sheriff is now…
Stacie Young Updated 6/1/21 By Steve Cain Writer and editor of Rogers Park Builders Group’s Quarterly Newsletter, The BuilderStacie Young, Preservation Compact Director at Community Investment Corporation, has at least some good news for long-suffering housing providers.…
Courtesy of Derrick Rowe Chicago-area landlord Derrick Rowe had to sell three properties and borrow against his retirement to make ends meet this year. By Derrick Rowe Mar. 19, 6 a.m. CT I was three years…
About the Survey The Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance (NBOA), in cooperation with its affiliate members, conducted a second quarterly online survey of nearly 400 Chicago housing providers to determine the effect of COVID-19 on the…
On January 28, 2021, the Cook County Board approved passage of the County's Residential Tenant & Landlord Ordinance - a 30 page ordinance which extends much of our "beloved" Chicago RLTO - and then some,…
As the Cook County Board seeks to push through legislation extending Chicago’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) to the suburbs (not Evanston nor Mt. Prospect, which have their own ordinances in place), the NBOA is…
Mike Glasser Fall, 2020 It happened just over a year ago. A five-year tenant with whom I had a decent relationship emailed me, asking me to let her out of her lease at the end…
NBOA Media Hits The following media hits reflect stories where our efforts led to the story, or resulted in NBOA’s inclusion in the story. Although we did not generate the NPR or Time Magazine stories,…
In its July 31st edition, Crain’s CHicago Business turns to NBOA regarding the impact of governmental legislation on economic development in Chicago. Our Clint Sabin argues that new costs and regulations will make developers think…