Renny is a renter’s best friend. Are you?
A special note from Rentervention Director, Conor Malloy.
Renny is a renter’s best friend. Are you?
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Source of Income Discrimination: LCBH attorneys protect renters’ use of rental assistance
Source of Income Discrimination: LCBH attorneys protect renters’ use of rental assistance
We sat down with LCBH Staff Attorney Rachel Pollak to reflect on a recent case involving a landlord who refused to accept any form of rental assistance to cover her client's back rent. Rachel filed a Source of Income Discrimination lawsuit, not just to protect her client, but also to prove...
LCBH awarded continued funding from Wells Fargo Foundation
LCBH awarded continued funding from Wells Fargo Foundation
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...
My LCBH Attorney and Court Based Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) Prevented me from being Homeless
My LCBH Attorney and Court Based Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) Prevented me from being Homeless
Our client, Gerald S., has worked hard throughout his career and never missed paying his rent. However, in October, Gerald's company began laying off employees, and unfortunately, Gerald was one of them. He had enough savings to pay for November and December's rent, but Gerald was already...
Keep Chicago Renting (KCRO) Story
Keep Chicago Renting (KCRO) Story
Did you miss LCBH’s “Bringing Justice Home” event? We showed our new video about the Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance (KCRO). Watch to learn how the KCRO protects tenants living in foreclosed properties. Meet tenants and advocates who explain why the KCRO is still...
Without my LCBH Attorney, I Would Have Been Homeless
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
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...
LCBH Helps Renter Living in Foreclosed Building
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,...
Chicago Department of Housing awards LCBH $7.1 million to provide lawyers to renters facing eviction
Chicago Department of Housing awards LCBH $7.1 million to provide lawyers to renters facing eviction
Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing (LCBH) today announced it will receive a $7.1 million three-year grant from the City of Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) to represent tenants in eviction court. LCBH, and its partners Legal Aid Chicago and CARPLS, will provide brief advice and full legal...
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