Renters Stories
LCBH’s services make a big impact on renters’ lives.
Without my LCBH Attorney, I Would Have Been Homeless
Our client, "Michael," worked hard throughout his career to save for retirement. He was enjoying his new home in a senior living facility and volunteering his services by working at his building's front desk. Unfortunately, Michael began experiencing problems with a fellow tenant. Michael was...
Client Story: Eviction During the Pandemic
While many assume evictions are not an issue for Chicagoans right now due federal and state evictions moratoria, the reality is quite different. Last December, Legal Director Michelle Gilbert interviewed LCBH client Graciela Wade, who generously shared her experience of eviction during the...
Importance of Rental Assistance
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for many Chicago renters, where widespread employment cutbacks and shelter-in-place mandates have made paying rent burdensome and nearly out of the question. Like many tenants, emergency rental assistance came as a relief to Kimberly A....
LCBH Helps Renter Living in Foreclosed Building
What was happening that led you to need LCBH's services?We were renting an apartment and started to notice that people were coming to see the building pretty frequently. My sisters took notice of these strangers and eventually asked them why they were routinely stopping by. To our surprise,...
Robert D.
What was happening that led you to need LCBH's services?We were renting an apartment and started to notice that people were coming to see the building pretty frequently. My sisters took notice of these strangers and eventually asked them why they were routinely stopping by. To our surprise,...
Going the extra mile: Retervention Attorney Ashley Chong helps a nervous client prepare for court
Recently, LCBH Rentervention Attorney Ashley Chong went above and beyond to help nervous client "Mary" file a motion to seal an old eviction and prepare to appear in court. "Mary" had lived in her apartment for nearly 10 years. She always paid her rent and never had problems with her landlord...
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