ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CAFHA is committed to defining housing policy initiatives that advance housing justice and are inclusive of directly impacted persons. Together with an array of partners, CAFHA has made great strides in achieving more equitable housing opportunities at the City, County and State levels.

COOK COUNTY RENTER PROTECTIONS

CAFHA co-led efforts to pass the Cook County Residential Tenant & Landlord Ordinance (CCRTLO), ensuring basic protections for 245,000+ Cook County renter households. 

• Read the 2021 Press Release

• View the Ordinance

• Read More About the Campaign to Pass the Ordinance

• Renter Rights Under the Ordinance

Related News Articles

• Hanania, Ray. "New Cook County Renter Rights & Protection laws take effect". Suburban Chicagoland, June 2021

• Bittle, Jake. "The Fight for Fair-Chance Housing Ordinances". Curbed Chicago, June 2019

• Denham, Ryan. "Housing Matters: Pushing Landlords To Look Beyond A Criminal Record". WGLT.Org, October 2019

STATEWIDE SOURCE OF INCOME PROTECTIONS

In Illinois, over half of Illinois (2.7 million) households earn some sort of non-wage income such as disability benefits, veteran benefits, subsidies, alimony, child support and emergency forms of assistance, including COVID relief. However, many are turned away from available housing or threatened with eviction when attempting to pay their rent with these resources because landlords or property companies simply refuse to accept these non-wage based forms of payment. This is known as Source of Income Discrimination in housing. As a member of the Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing, CAFHA is committed to ensuring the passage and enforcement of statewide source of income protections (HB 2775).

• Read the 2022 Press Release

Related News Articles

• Price, Shepard. "Legislation protecting people with disabilities in housing becomes law". The Telegraph, May 2022

• WandTv.Com "Governor signs bills protecting Illinoisans with disabilities in housing, state government". WandTv.Com, May 2022

• Parker, Lisa and Jones, Tom."Some Ill. Tenants Face Rental Assistance Obstacles From Unlikely Source- Their Landlord". NBCChicago.Com, May 2022

•  Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus. "Villivalam moves housing accessibility measure". IllinoisSenateDemocrats.Com, March 2022

• League of Women Voters of Illinois. "Time for Action". League of Women Voters of Illinois Newsletter, October 2021

• Preckwinkle,Toni and Monocchio, Richard. "Celebrate Fair Housing Month by passing a bill". Daily Herald, April 2021

• Kirsininkas, Tim. "Housing advocates support bill passed to protect renters". Chronicle Illinois, April 2021

• Stapleton, Todd. "Illinois House Passes Controversial Plan To End Homelessness". Vandalia Radio, April 2021

• Kirsininkas, Tim. "House passes leadership term limits, source of income protections for renters". Capital News Illinois, April 2021

• Bodee, Richard. "Advocates say new bill breaks housing barriers, landlords argue it’s restrictive". WREX.Com, April 2021

• Rasper, Ali. "Illinois House passes plan to prevent homelessness after heated debate". WSILTV.Com, April 2021

• Odulio-Papa, Kennedy. "Source of Income Protections Are Human Rights Protections", The Daily Line, April 2021