5-12-010 Title, Purpose And Scope.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Residential Landlord and Tenant

Ordinance", and shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purposes and policies.

It is the purpose of this chapter and the policy of the city, in order to protect and promote the

public health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to establish the rights and obligations of the

landlord and the tenant in the rental of dwelling units, and to encourage the landlord and the

tenant to maintain and improve the quality of housing.

This chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under

every rental agreement for a dwelling unit located within the City of Chicago, regardless of

where the agreement is made, subject only to the limitations contained in Section 5-12-020

This chapter applies specifically to rental agreements for dwelling units operated under

subsidy programs of agencies of the United States and/or the State of Illinois, including

specifically, programs operated or subsidized by the Chicago Housing Authority and/or the

Illinois Housing Development Authority to the extent that this chapter is not in direct conflict

with statutory or regulatory provisions governing such programs. (Prior code § 193.1-1; Added

Council Journal of Proceedings, September 8, 1986, page 33771; Amend. Council Journal of

Proceedings, November 6, 1991, page 7198; Amend. Council Journal of Proceedings, March

31, 2004, page 20938);