What Does the Chicago Emergency Travel Order Mean for Apartment Landlords and Renters?
Before the novel Coronavirus reached Chicago, a landlord’s public health dilemmas were somewhat mundane, like whether to allow smoking or pets (other than...
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Illinois Eviction Moratorium Extended to May 2021 for Renters
A More Limited Eviction Moratorium in Illinois Continues through May 1, 2021
As of April 2, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker's administration extended a version of the statewide ban on residential evictions until May 1, 2021. This reprieve is welcomed by certain Illinois renters facing...
A How-To Guide for Landlords and Brokers to Conduct Virtual Apartment Tours
At the onset of stay-at-home orders in March 2020, many landlords had to quickly roll out alternative plans for showing vacant apartments in Chicago. The go-to solution was virtual showings, where a live video call or pre-recorded...
How to Price Your Apartment Rental Listing in 2021
The business of being a Chicago apartment landlord has always been a serious one, but a seriously challenging year such as 2020 puts certain questions in stark relief. One of those timely questions: “Am I charging too much for my Chicago apartment in 2021?”
Let’s unpack this question a...
Can't Pay Rent During Coronavirus? Help for Landlords During COVID
During the spring of 2020, as Illinois residents hunkered down to try to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, furlough notices and job losses started to lead to late or missing rent payments. Initially, Mayor Lightfoot asked property owners to “give tenants some grace, whenever possible...
A Guide to Chicago Airbnb Laws
Beware, Chicago Airbnb, HomeAway and VRBO tycoons, because the carefree days of operating an illegal Chicago vacation rental are over. In 2016 and 2017, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City Council amended the Municipal Code to better regulate and tax vacation rentals and shared housing units....
A Guide to Video Walkthrough Tours for Apartment Landlords
Renters looking to get an inside preview of a Chicago apartment for rent will be satisfied to find a walkthrough video shared conveniently on the listing. Apartment landlords and brokers who advertise on Domu can easily do this by copying a YouTube video link and pasting it in the designated...
Leasing Apartments During an Unemployment Crisis: What Landlords Should Know
Every renter’s financial circumstances are unique, no doubt about that. And in Chicago, renters are protected from discrimination on the basis of their legal source of income. In other words, if a renter can afford the rent due to unemployment benefits, housing assistance, spousal support or...
What Landlords Need to Know About Chicago's New 'Fair Notice Ordinance' Requirements
The Chicago City Council approved a revised version of the Fair Notice Eviction Ordinance on July 22, 2020. The ordinance, which provides renters with a one-time right to cure before entry of eviction, also modifies landlord notification requirements with varying time periods for rental...