New Property Tax Incentive
A property tax incentive championed by a dream advocacy team – Housing Action Illinois, Illinois Housing Council, MPC, and Enterprise Community Partners – was included in the landmark affordable housing omnibus that passed the Illinois General Assembly at the end of May.
This policy—which emerged from a Preservation Compact working group—is an important tool for preserving our vital stock of naturally occurring affordable housing […]
Read moreERA Programs Are About to Close, Don’t Miss Out!
The Illinois Housing Development Authority and the City of Chicago’s emergency rental assistance programs are currently open for applications. Learn more about these programs at chicookilrenthelp.org – a unified rental assistance page the Preservation Compact created with IHDA, the City of Chicago, and Cook County.
Program Deadlines
For IHDA’s statewide rental assistance program (also known as ILRPP), housing providers/landlords may initiate a joint application through […]
Read morePreserving Owners to Preserve NOAH: Markets, People, and Strategies in Chicago and Los Angeles
Webinar Overview
The Preservation Compact, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the City of Chicago Department of Housing discussed preserving Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH).
This webinar highlighted two sets of NOAH preservation strategies: a new initiative in South Los Angeles to support local rental property owners with smaller portfolios, and several existing NOAH efforts in Chicago. […]
Read moreEmergency Rental Assistance Webinar
Are you a property owner struggling to pay your mortgage and maintain your building? Are you looking to connect your tenants to available resources? The good news is – help is on the way!
New emergency rental assistance programs for tenants and property owners are open or opening soon in Illinois. The State of Illinois and utility providers also have programs to help tenants get […]
Read moreCOVID-19 Utility Assistance Funding Available
Now that the moratorium on utility shut-offs has ended, it is vital people contact their utility companies to learn what protections are available. Information can be found on the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) fact sheet. This includes bill payment assistance by utilities and additional Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding.
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