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

Timeline

Sep 25, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
Feb 11, 2026: Held in Committee, Committee on Housing and Real Estate. The matter was Held in Committee.
Mar 12, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Housing and Real Estate. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
Mar 18, 2026: Passed, City Council (50 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Sigcho-Lopez, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Computed links; money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

Who lobbied on it

Chicagoland Apartment Association: SHARED CONCERNS WITH THE PROACTIVE RENTAL REGISTRY WORKING GROUP PROPOSAL O2025-0019991 AND THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PARTICIPATION (1 filing, Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026; Jon Kozlowski; matched by record number)

Alderpersons who received money from these interests

Member	Amount	From
Brian Hopkins	$2,250	Chicagoland Apartment Association (company)
Debra L. Silverstein	$300	Chicagoland Apartment Association (company)
Samantha Nugent	$250	Chicagoland Apartment Association (company)

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