# Chicagoland Apartment Association

Lobbying client. 262 lobbying filings, 3 lobbyists, 7 legislation lobbied, $45,850 to 22 alderpersons since 2019 (company $18,850, employees $0, lobbyists $27,000).

## Legislation lobbied

- [Proposal of new tax rates for Chicago R.E. transfer tax to set aside for homeless housing](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/4C434D15-6452-EE11-BE6E-001DD8097692) (R2023-0004166)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 5-12 regarding security deposits and move-in fees charged to tenants of rental properties](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/7DC5859A-6662-F011-BEC1-001DD8305CC6) (O2025-0018782)
- [NW Side Housing Preservation Ordinance Amendments](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/0DD5E942-F3B0-EF11-B8E9-001DD809D24B) (O2024-0014256)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 5-12 regarding Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/1AED586B-D270-F111-AB0C-001DD808E0AF) (SO2026-0026554)
- [Amendment of Municipal Code Title 17 to require special use or by-right permits for rear dwelling and conversion units and to establish exceptions for ground level rear dwelling and conversion units i](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/5416290C-EC1A-F011-9989-001DD830A299) (O2025-0016750)
- [Establishment of Proactive Rental Inspection Working Group to regulate inspections, certifications, and testing criteria, and to establish registry to track data for rental housing in Chicago](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/043678EF-509A-F011-B4CB-001DD802A35E) (O2025-0019991)
- [ADU Expansion - 1st Ward into Northwest Zone](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/7B2CCD2C-2AAC-EF11-B8E9-001DD8306DF0) (O2024-0014096)

## What they lobbied for

- SHARED CONCERNS WITH CENTRALIZED PORTAL AND WORKING GROUP ORDINANCE. WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKING GROUP (City Council/Alderpersons)
- SHARED CONCERNS WITH AFFORDBALE HOUSING CENTRALIZED PORTAL AND WORKING GROUP ORDINANCE (City Council/Alderpersons)
- SHARED CONCERNS WITH THE MAILBOX PROVISION OF THE JESSE JACKSON DEMOCRACY ORDINANCE (City Council/Alderpersons)
- OUR MEMBERS ARE STILL CONCERNED WITH THE CENTRALIZED PORTAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKING GROUP ORDINANCE (City Council/Alderpersons)
- MEMBERS ARE STILL REVIEWING PROPOSED UPDATES TO CONSTRUCTION CODE AND HAVE NO POSITION AT THIS TIME (City Council/Alderpersons)
- SHARED CONCERNS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING CENTRALIZED PORTAL AND WORKING GROUP ORDINANCE (Buildings)

## Most funded alderpersons

- [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/39): $7,750
- [Jason C. Ervin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/28): $5,000
- [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2): $4,500
- [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36): $4,500
- [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27): $3,500
- [Michelle A. Harris](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/8): $3,000
- [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42): $3,000
- [Matthew J. O'Shea](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/19): $2,000

## Lobbyists

- [Jon Kozlowski](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbyist/29001-jon-kozlowski)
- [Michael Kasper](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbyist/3740-michael-kasper)
- [Michael Mini](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbyist/4201-michael-mini)

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