Lightfoot proposes moratorium on eviction of tenants

Chicago landlords can be prohibited from evicting tenants whose funds had been impacted by means of the coronavirus pandemic with out first looking to negotiate with them, underneath a mayoral plan tailored to stave off a wave of evictions. With Cook County judges poised to renew eviction and foreclosures hearings on July 6, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has crafted a so-called “eviction protection” ordinance to decelerate the ones court cases. The City Council’s Housing Committee is poised to approve the plan Monday, adopted by means of a complete Council vote Wednesday. The mayor’s plan would limit landlords from evicting with out first ready 5 days for the tenant to ship a “Notice of COVID-19 impact” that outlines task loss, lowered