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The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Fair Housing Division processes and investigates charges of discrimination involving housing transactions for residential and commercial property. Under the Illinois Human Rights Act, enforced by IDHR, discrimination in real estate transactions is unlawful.
Fair Housing Rights It is illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing, including against individuals seeking a mortgage or housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities. Learn more .
Prohibited activities in real estate (housing) transactions, including rights of home-seekers, protected classes, how to file a charge of housing discrimination, and remedies and penalties for housing discrimination.
The Chicago Fair Housing Ordinance protects housing seekers (renters and purchasers) and residents from discrimination based on the “protected classes” listed above. The Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) protects the health, safety and welfare of renters in Chicago, and provides for the rights and obligations of landlords ...
The IHRA, like the Fair Housing Act, makes it unlawful to discriminate in the sale or rental of residential property. The Illinois Department of Human Rights (“IDHR”) enforces the IHRA. 5 The Fair Housing Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 - 3619.
Rent-to-own agreements allow the tenant to buy a home after renting for a period. In a rent-to-own lease, the tenant pays monthly payments. Each monthly payment includes an amount for rent and an amount that goes towards a down payment for the purchase of the home.
Consult your local municipality for ordinances regulating landlord and tenant rights. Also, this fact sheet does not pertain to you if you live in federally subsidized housing. Tenants living in subsidized housing have rights under federal law not covered here.
