“2023 Illinois Landlord/Tenant Legal Updates” – KSN landlord/tenant attorney Jessica Ryan discusses the addition of source of income as a protect class to Illinois Fair Housing law and the impact on Chicagoland and Illinois landlords. Jessica reviews how this legal update affects tenants, Section 8 housing vouchers, screening, inspections, property management, and more. (52 … Read More ›

Illinois Public Act 102-0046 was passed on July 9, 2021 to update the Illinois Smoke Detector Act (Public Act 100-0200).

The new law removes the exemption from the applicability of the Illinois Smoke Detector Act for dwelling units within municipalities with a population over 1,000,000 inhabitants. Accordingly, the Illinois Smoke Detector Act will apply to dwelling … Read More ›

KSN landlord/tenant attorney Jessica Ryan discusses the addition of source of income as a protect class to Illinois Fair Housing law and the impact on Chicagoland and Illinois landlords.

Jessica reviews how this legal update affects tenants, Section 8 housing vouchers, screening, inspections, property management, and more. (21 mins.)

The KSN Podcast examines various aspects of … Read More ›

Each year the City of Chicago Comptroller is required to review and set the rate of interest to be paid on security deposits for residential lease agreements.

As recently announced on the City of Chicago website, the rental agreement security deposit interest rate is set at 0.01% from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.

Here is the … Read More ›