Resources for Tenants
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) created Illinois Housing Help, an online guide to help Illinoisans in need of emergency housing assistance due to financial hardship. Illinois Housing Help includes information about Illinois Court-Based Rental Assistance Program (CBRAP), an eviction prevention program that connects qualified renters with financial assistance to cover past due rent and court costs.
Below are additional resources to support housing stability for tenants and housing providers.
Legal Resources for Tenants & Owners
Housing Location Services
Homelessness Services Support
Legal aid, eviction prevention, fair housing organizations.
| Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago A center of service, advocacy, and social change for people with all kinds of disabilities led and run by people with disabilities Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA) Provides holistic legal services that include social support services and advocacy for individuals and communities negatively impacted by the criminal legal system. CARPLS Legal aid nonprofit that helps residents find solutions to everyday legal matters in Cook County and throughout Illinois Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) Free legal services to low-income seniors and people with disabilities throughout Cook County Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Law Project Provides free legal assistance exclusively focused on the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Illinois Chicago Renting Right Resource for Chicago renters and landlords to know their rights and responsibilities under Chicago law and learn about valuable resources to promote housing stability Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) Connects Chicago residents to volunteer attorneys who donate free services. Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD) Provides free legal help for renters facing eviction, small landlords dealing with eviction-related issues, and individuals with consumer debt challenges or past-due property taxes. Call the CCLAHD hotline at 855.956.5763 to learn how you can get help resolving your housing and debt problems Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) Provides intergenerational housing, home repair services, a shopping bus, moving assistance, and caring volunteers for low-income Chicago seniors |
| Illinois Legal Aid Online Legal information for tenants Law Center for Better Housing (LCBH) Advocacy and intervention on behalf of tenants, including litigation Legal Aid Chicago Free civil legal assistance to low-income and elderly individuals in Chicago and suburban Cook County Metropolitan Tenants Organization Educates, organizes and empowers tenants to have a voice in the decisions that impact the affordability and availability of safe, decent and accessible housing Prairie State Legal Services Free legal services for low income persons and people over 60 Reintervention Free chat service to answer tenant questions and concerns provided by the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence Provides community based services to improve the lives of those impacted by domestic violence and gender-based violence |
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| City of Chicago Affordable Rental Housing List The City of Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) list of affordable housing developments with City of Chicago funding City of Chicago Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) Map The City of Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) list of housing developments with affordable units from the ARO. Please contact the property directly to inquire about availability. Housing Choice Partners Provides counseling and assistance in locating rental units to low-income residents and housing choice voucher holders. Serves the City of Chicago and suburban Cook County |
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| HUD Multifamily Properties with Project Based Section 8 Assistance This dataset denotes HUD subsidized Multifamily Housing properties excluding insured hospitals with active loans. IHDA Housing Search This is a free, online resource for renters and property providers in Illinois. Search for affordable, accessible, and market-rate housing |
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| All Chicago All Chicago serves as the Collaborative Applicant, Coordinated Entry System (CES) Lead Agency, and the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agency on behalf of the Chicago CoC (IL-510) The Alliance to End Homelessness The Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County is the lead agency for the Cook County Continuum of Care (IL-511) |
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| Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Continuum of Care (CoC) Locator The State Office to Prevent and End Homelessness list of Continuums of Care (CoCs), including lead agency contacts and service areas for coordinated entry systems and emergency shelter services |