The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate, chaired by Socialist Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez, is scheduled to consider Mayor Johnson’s proposed (PRO) at its next meeting on Wednesday, September 16. This is a critical moment: the Committee could vote to advance the measure to the full City Council, which is meeting the following week. If adopted, the ordinance would make sweeping and damaging changes to Chicago’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance. These changes would make it harder for responsible housing providers to manage their properties, address problem tenants, and maintain safe, high-quality housing. A summary of some of the most harmful provisions appears at the bottom of this email. A competing ordinance, the (FAIR), has been introduced by the City Council’s Budget Accountability Coalition, a group of approximately 22 aldermen who have consistently challenged the Mayor. While FAIR is far less harmful than the Mayor’s proposal, it still includes provisions that raise serious concerns for housing providers. FAIR may be considered by the City Council’s Zoning Committee, chaired by Ald. Gilbert Villegas, one of the coalition’s leaders, at its next meeting on September 23, the day before the City Council meeting. The Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance (NBOA) and our industry partners are fighting back. We are meeting directly with aldermen, issuing Calls to Action, and executing an aggressive social media strategy to make clear that this ordinance would harm housing providers, tenants, and neighborhoods alike. Our efforts are strengthened every day by the thousands of housing providers and community stakeholders who understand what is at stake. At the same time, we are working closely with our City Council allies to address the troubling provisions in FAIR and ensure that any alternative proposal protects both tenants and the housing providers who make neighborhood rental housing possible. NBOA is sponsoring an important informational meeting to brief you on the status of both proposals and explain exactly how you can help defeat the Mayor’s deeply harmful ordinance. NBOA Board member Eugene Lee, Managing Partner of TLG Properties, will lead a panel discussion with NBOA lobbyists Joe Moore and Adriann Murawski, and publicist Myk Snider. Please make every effort to attend. Your voice matters, and your participation is essential to stopping this proposal. Sincerely, Mike Glasser President Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance  | 
