Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 5-12 § 5-12-135

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish a pilot program modifying the notice of rental agreement nonrenewal requirements in order to determine whether modified notice dates affect those in communities experiencing gentrification. The pilot program shall occur in the areas designated under subsection (c) that are experiencing gentrification. The goals of these modified requirements are to mitigate the displacement impacts associated with gentrification, better protect the interests of the area’s economically vulnerable residents from demographic and housing market change, and preserve the economic diversity critical to a healthy economy.


(b) Relationship to Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance. The requirements in this section supersede the notice requirements in Section 5-12-130 (j) within the bounded area listed in subsection (c) of this section during the duration of the pilot listed in subsection (d) of this section.


(c) Boundaries. The pilot program shall cover the area bounded by 60th St. to the North, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. to the West, South Chicago Ave. to the Southwest, 71st St. to the South, and South DuSable Lake Shore Dr. to the East.


(d) Duration. The pilot program shall expire three years after the effective date of this section and no later than January 31, 2029. Upon the expiration of the pilot program, this section shall automatically be repealed without further action by the City Council.


(e) Notice or Refusal to Renew Rental Agreement. For any periodic residential lease within the pilot area beginning on or after the effective date of this section, the landlord shall notify the tenant in writing:


i. at least 180 days prior to the stated termination date of the rental agreement of the landlord’s intent to terminate a periodic tenancy, not renew a fixed-term rental agreement, or increase the rental rate for a tenancy lasting a period of greater than three years;


ii. at least 120 days prior to the stated termination date of the rental agreement of the landlord’s intent to terminate a periodic tenancy, not renew a fixed-term rental agreement, or increase the rental rate for a tenancy lasting a period of not less than twelve months but not more than three years;


iii. at least 90 days prior to the stated termination date of the rental agreement of the landlord’s intent to terminate a periodic tenancy, not renew a fixed-term rental agreement, or increase the rental rate for a tenancy lasting a period of one year or less.


(f) Right to Stay. If the landlord fails to give the required written notice of nonrenewal of a rental agreement as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the tenant may not be evicted for up to (i) 180 days after the date on which written notice is given to the tenant for a year-to-year lease or a lease lasting a period of greater than a year, (ii) 120 days after the date on which written notice is given to the tenant for a lease lasting a period of not less than one month nor equal to or more than one year, and (iii) 30 days after the date on which written notice is given to the tenant for a lease lasting a period of one month or less, regardless of the termination date specified in the notice or in an existing rental agreement. Until the end of the relevant notice period, the terms and conditions of the tenancy shall be the same as the terms and conditions during the month of tenancy immediately preceding the notice; provided, however, that if rent was waived or abated in the preceding month or months as part of the original rental agreement, the rental amount during such relevant period shall be at the rate established on the last date that a full rent payment was made.


(g) Report. No later than 60 days prior to the expiration of the South Shore* Expanded Fair Notice Pilot Program, the Chicago Department of Housing shall submit a written report to the City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate, or its successor committee, regarding the performance of the Pilot Program. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, information to assess the impact of the pilot program and the future potential of expanded fair notice requirements by the following criteria: comparative number of tenants moving out of the pilot area in the pilot area as compared with other areas in the City; number of evictions; feedback from tenants and landlords; and other relevant outcomes. The report shall also make recommendations to the City Council regarding the permanent expansion of notice requirements.


(Added Coun. J. 9-25-25, p. 31868, § 8)


* Editor’s note - As set forth in Coun. J. 9-25-25, p. 31868, § 8. The intended language is likely “Jackson Park”; future legislation will correct if needed.