Cook County Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance (RTLO)

Cook County RTLO

Exhibit A: Landlord Exemption Notice Disclosure [Download Now]

The unit under this rental agreement is exempt from the regulations and provisions of the RTLO, except Section (Sec. 42-813) which prohibits lockouts.

Exhibit B: Prohibited Provisions/Lease Agreements [Download Now]

Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (RTLO) - Prohabited Lease Provisions

Exhibit C: Move-in Fee Disclosure

Tenants moving into the unit are responsible for a move-in fee. These fees are related to the costs associated with the move. The following is a list of estimated costs incurred by the landlord.

Exhibit D: Utility Cost Disclosures [Download Now]

Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (RTLO)

RTLO Trifold [Download Now]

Cook County RTLO from Legal Aid - FYI Only

Summary of Cook County RTLO [Download Now]

Needs to be given to tenants as part of leasing or renewals

Disclosures

Executive Order 2021-14 [Download Now]

Executive Order 2021-14 - Eviction Update

Illinois Executive Order 2021-13 (issued 6/11/21) [Download Now]

Illinois Executive Order 2021-13 (issued 6/11/21)

Plaintiff’s Certification of Compliance with Governor’s Executive Order on Evictions [Download Now]

Plaintiff’s Certification of Compliance with Governor’s Executive Order on Evictions

Tenant Declaration Form (Eviction) [Download Now]

Tenant Declaration Form (Eviction) - New Requierments in eviction cases

Tenant Declaration Form Overview [Download Now]

Under Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-72, as amended by Executive Order 2020-74, eviction protections are now limited to specific households ...[more]

. If you owe rent, your landlord may not file an eviction action against you if you provide your landlord with a declaration stating that you meet the following 4 criteria:

Leasing

Bed Bug Handout [Download Now]

Bed Bug Prevention, Detection and Control

Chicago Lease - Complete [Download Now]

Chicago Lease with all the disclousers

Disclouser Of Radon Hazards [Download Now]

For Leases/Rentals of a Residential Dwelling Unit

EPA Leadbased Paint Booklet [Download Now]

Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home

Lead- Based Paint Disclouser [Download Now]

. Before renting pre-1978 housing, lessors must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the dwelling. Less ...[more]

ees must also receive a federally approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.

Residential Lease - Suburban [Download Now]

Residential Lease not for City Of Chicago

Services

Our Weekly Zoom Landlord Meetup

Join our Landlord Meetup on Zoom, Every Thursday at 3 PM Central Time. Click on Link and Register

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