HomeMy WebLinkAbout30-O-26 Amending Title 3, Chapter 5 RLTO4/17/2026
30-O-26
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 5, Chapter 3, Section 13,
“Penalty” of the City Code,
“Landlord and Tenant Regulations”
WHEREAS, the Evanston Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (“RLTO”)
was last revised in 2024; and
WHEREAS, certain modifications to the City Code can help to implement
these policies and solutions; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds that it is in the best interest of
the City of Evanston to amend the RLTO to include a penalty provision for retaliatory
conduct;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Title 5, Chapter 3 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended to add the following:
5-3-13. - PENALTY.
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00) for
each such offense. Every day a violation continues may be deemed a separate
offense by appropriate finding.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this Ordinance 30-O-26 or application
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thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be
given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this
Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: Ordinance 30-O-26 shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and approval.
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided
by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Introduced: _________________, 2026
Adopted: ___________________, 2026
Approved:
__________________________, 2026
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
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Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Alexandra B, Ruggie, Corporation Counsel