Committee on Housing & Real Estate — Summary of Reports (March 12, 2026)
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The Committee approved the Monthly Rule 45 report, appointed Alisa S. Rodriguez to the Chicago Low‑Income Housing Trust Fund Board, passed an ordinance to establish a Proactive Rental Inspection Working Group, approved a library property acquisition and multiple city property sales under the ChiBlockBuilder program, and held an amendment on landlord notice requirements and one property sale in committee.
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- Approved Monthly Rule 45 Report (February 11, 2026).
- Appointed Alisa S. Rodriguez as member of the Chicago Low‑Income Housing Trust Fund Board (A2026-0023421).
- Passed establishment of a Proactive Rental Inspection Working Group to regulate inspections, certifications, testing criteria, and to create a rental registry (O2025-0019991).
- Held in committee: Amendment to Municipal Code §5-12-130 to require 30-days written notice from landlord for tenancies under 6 months (O2025-0019933).
- Designated 1415 N Dayton St as a Low‑Affordability Community (O2026-0023349).
- Approved acquisition of 1725 N Harlem Ave for use as a Chicago Public Library branch; Purchase Price $2,884,000 (O2026-0023324).
- Approved first amendment to lease with Archer Avenue LLC for property at 5672 S Archer Ave (O2026-0023323).
- Approved sale of multiple City‑owned lots under ChiBlockBuilder to JacobDaBuilder, Inc. and others with listed market sale prices (O2026-0023308, O2026-0023309, O2026-0023306, O2026-0023310).
- Approved discounted (10% of market value) sales to NeighborSpace, Valerie Simutis, and Brian & Audrey Carl; sale of 6515 and 6520 S Aberdeen St to Justine Stephens was held in committee (O2026-0023314, O2026-0023315, O2026-0023317, O2026-0023316).
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Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Written Public Comment Deadline: March 11, 2026, 5:00 PM
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- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/fc7c3b18-e352-4b64-9646-cdb21871d297.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/a238850e-ea77-4946-8c37-1baa629ac448.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/c38a8781-2e2c-4394-8557-adba1a9cd6c2.pdf
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