We are closed today Thursday 1/22 for walk on appointments due to no heat in the building.We apologize for the inconvenience.

🚨 Wednesday 1/21- We are closed for walk-in appointments today. No heating in building.

REMINDER: Your landlord is required to keep your unit 68 ° from 830am-10:30pm and 66 ° from 10:30 pm to 8:30 am.

RECORDATORIO: Su propietario está obligado a mantener su unidad a 68° de 8:30 a.m. a 10:30 p.m. y 66° de 10:30 p.m. a 8:30 a.m.

JOIN US! Celebrating 40 years of building tenant power for John Bartlett's retirement. 🗓 Thursday, February 26, 2026 ⏰ 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. 📍National Public Housing Museum (919 S Ada St, Chicago, IL 60607) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/RSVPJohnRetirement

We're thrilled to be partnering with Connections for the Homeless and others for Keys to Home — a FREE community event open to all. Join neighbors, local leaders, and changemakers to learn how we can make housing more affordable in Lake County. Register now + learn more: bit.ly/KeystoHome2025

INTERESTED IN ADVOCATING FOR TENANTS RIGHTS? Join us for the first Hotline Training of the year! 🗓️ Saturday January 10 at 11am. 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Renters fought back and won: $400K+ secured to keep families housed, delay rent hikes, and prevent displacement; Just Cause Eviction and Rental Registry brought to City Council; and 1,000+ renters connected to legal help. Your gift builds tenant power. Donate: bit.ly/mtodonate

MTO office will be closed December 22- January 2nd. No walk-in appointments. Hotline will still be open. 🔗 Limited Virtual Appointments will be available. Visit linktr.ee/tenantrightschicago to book. In person Walk-Ins Resume Jan 6.

First, ICE raided their Chicago apartment building. Now, they're being forced to vacate it. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/f...

#GivingTuesday Support MTO in providing free assistance to Chicago tenants by making a donation! Learn more at www.tenants-rights.org/get-involved/

FUNDRAISER: The Westside Justice Center building is hosting a Winter Party fundraising for the Mutual Aid Free Resource Market. Join us December 12 from 6:30pm- 11pm at 601 S California. Donate: mutual-aid-hub.causevox.com

TODAY! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

EVANSTON: Landlord/Tenant Walk-In Hours at the Evanston Public Library 🗓️ November 19 & December 10 ⏰ 4pm-7pm 📍 Evanston Public Library 3rd Floor 1703 Orrington Ave

JOIN THE TEAM: Help make housing a human right. Support the Chicago Healthy Homes Ordinance, a proactive approach to a healthy and safe home. TOMORROW: Hotline Volunteer Training, Thursday November 13, 6 pm via Zoom. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We demand decisive and immediate action by implementing an eviction moratorium, now. -Metropolitans Tenants Organization

Students and Renters! Join us to learn about updates and resources available for Off-Campus housing in Evanston. Wednesday November 12, 6pm via Zoom

With temperatures dropping this weekend, space heater safety is extremely important to keep you and your family safe.

Interested in advocating for tenants rights? Join us for the Hotline Training! Thursday Nov 13 at 6pm. 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Additional food distribution sites have been added due to SNAP benefits being cut.

That could set a dangerous precedent, says Jonah Karsh of @mtochicago.bsky.social: “If landlords can just call the feds to get rid of who they want, then that’s a really bleak reality for tenants and their security going forward.”

"It costs a lot more money to evict someone than to call ICE on them." A month after the military-style raid on a Chicago apartment building, residents are still searching for answers about why their homes were targeted—and the role their investor landlord played. inthesetimes.com/article/evic...

REMINDER: The Chicago Heat Ordinance applies from September 15 to June 1! RECORDATORIO: ¡La Ordenanza de Callefacion Chicago se aplica del 15 de septiembre al 1 de junio!

SNAP/Link Card Informational at local City Colleges. Informativas de SNAP/ Link Card en un City College local

How To Remove Mold From Your Home

Office is closed for walk-ins this week. Hotline is still open.

Sign Up for public comment: bit.ly/publiccomment2026 Training Sessions: linktr.ee/tenantrights...

Having problems contacting your landlord or property management? Share your story! Join us at City Hall Tuesday 9/16 and Wednesday 9/17 at 8:45 am. SIGN UP HERE- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

EMERGENCY PROTEST: Saturday Sept 6 at 5pm. Ida B. Wells and Michigan.

Learn about the Chicago Healthy Homes Ordinance: 🗓️ Tuesday Sep 23 ⏰ 6 pm 🔗 Zoom Register here: bit.ly/chho-sep23

Vienna: The Renter's Utopia--Social housing makes up almost half of the city’s 1m homes. The system isn’t perfect, but it gets a lot of things right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Housing is a human right!

Ensure a Healthy Home: Stay Vigilant Against Mold

Know Your Rights: Lockouts are illegal!

Interested in advocating for tenants rights? Join us for the Hotline Training! 🗓️ Saturday August 9, 2025 ⏰ 10:30 am 🔗Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Sun-Times columnist @neilsteinberg.bsky.social‪ shares a thoughtful reflection on Trump’s Executive Order on homelessness: "It’s like we’re cycling through vulnerable communities, one by one, to see who can be demonized and oppressed next."

Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting People Experiencing Homelessness - Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness chicagohomeless.org/chicago-coal...

Chicago tenant unions Belden Sawyer Tenants and Fuerzas Broadway Cuyler featured on @democracynow.org segment

Learn about the Chicago Healthy Homes Ordinance: 🗓️ July 24,2025 ⏰ 6 pm 🔗 REGISTER HERE: us02web.zoom.us/j/88180637964

Show your support for CHHO. Our first step: the creation and maintenance of a rental registry that uses public available data. The City of Chicago's Virtual public comment box CLOSES TODAY FRIDAY JULY 11. Take the Survey. Make your voice heard uic.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Nearly 447,000 US kids under 3 were unhoused at last count. Trump’s budget bill threatens to make that number skyrocket.

Corporate landlords (those holding 100 units or more) own about 80% of multifamily units in the region. Landlords holding more than 250 units own 59% of multifamily units.

Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Work, Study Finds: shelterforce.org/2025/07/03/c...

What Happens if Trump Kills Section 8?: shelterforce.org/2025/06/30/w...

How Trump’s HUD Budget Proposal Would Harm Homelessness Response: shelterforce.org/2025/06/27/h...

The number of people experiencing homelessness has grown between 2022-2024, according to data by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing is a human right.

KYR: Cooling Ordinance If you live in a high rise, a building with more than 100 units, or a building for seniors your building must provide one freely available air-conditioned space when temperatures hit 80°F. www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

Trump's Attack on Housing and Rental Assistance Programs will greatly impact many tenants. Here's what you can do. Call your representatives: Dick Durbin: 202-224-2152 Tammy Duckworth: 312-886-3506 Script on second slide.