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…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker In a July 7 letter, the NBOA outlined our concerns to Governor Pritzker regarding eviction cases that initiated prior to the pandemic. Many conscientious housing providers - many small and midsized…
Four different NBOA members offered eloquent testimony during public testimony prior to Chicago City Council meetings on Wednesday and on Friday. We are thrilled that via lottery, the City Clerk selected four of our members…
On Thursday April 9th, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Chief Valuation Officer Donald Meyers discussed the impact of the Covid crisis on our assessment process with Michael Glasser and Sam Goldman of the NBOA…
By: Mike Glasser, President, NBOA April 3, 2020 As members of the Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance, an organization of Chicagoans who own or manage many of the city’s small and midsized neighborhood rental properties,…