Last summer, “Hannah” contracted COVID-19 leaving her unable to work. To make matters worse, Hannah’s employer denied her request for sick time and terminated her employment. Without a steady income, she fell behind on rent for the first time. Soon after, Hannah’s landlord filed an eviction...
When “Diane” found out she was pregnant nearly 13 years ago, there was no time to celebrate. She’d just found out her hours were getting cut and there was no way for her to make rent. To make matter worse, her landlord, whom she’d had a friendly relationship with up until that point, filed an...
We are excited to announce the Law Center for Better Housing was awarded $400,000 over two years from the Wells Fargo Foundation (Wells Fargo) to support our integrated legal and supportive services aimed at defending against and preventing evictions for lower-income renters in Chicago. Wells...