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Several new Illinois state laws effective Jan. 1, 2019 may affect the apartment industry or your business. Streamlining licensing regulations for...

The Executive Committee recently approved a slate of nominees for the 2019 Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Officers of the Association. ...

SHAPE Illinois (Support Housing Affordability, Progress and Equality) encourages the removal of regulatory barriers to stimulate the supply of...

California voters soundly defeated Proposition 10 by a 20-point margin. The measure would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, and,...

For the first time ever the Chicagoland Apartment Association’s membership has exceeded 200,000 units. CAA reported membership recently to the...

CAA is excited to announce a partnership with Move for Hunger, a not for profit organization focused on mobilizing the relocation and apartment...

Following is a summary of ordinances introduced at the June 26th Chicago City Council meeting that might be of interest to CAA members. Click on the...

While I find myself largely in agreement with the June 26 Sun-Times editorial “Chicago has to push more affordable housing across the whole...

General Assembly Session Summary This was a vastly different legislative session from previous sessions. First, Illinois has a budget that was...

With Primary Over Focus Shifts to Legislation With the Primary over, attention has turned to passing laws. Seven weeks remain in this session which,...

Rent control has gained much attention recently as low-income housing advocates promote this failed policy as a remedy to rising rents and tenant...

Rent control not the answer I wholeheartedly agree with professor William Sander's op-ed on rent control ("A Chicago economist weighs in on rent...