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Housing law manual (2023)
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This manual for lawyers gives an outline of the case law, regulations, and history relevant to housing and people in poverty. It emphasizes Illinois law and cases from the Seventh Circuit. But it also has a broader focus because so much of it deals with federally subsidized housing. When there’s no law directly on point from Illinois or the Seventh Circuit, cases from other jurisdictions are included.

This manual was created by Lawrence Wood, Director of the Housing Practice Group at Legal Aid Chicago and Lecturer in Law at University of Chicago Law School.

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Last full review by a subject matter expert
May 18, 2023
Last revised by staff
May 18, 2023

Forms

Evict a tenant Easy Form
A program that helps you make notice and eviction complaint forms to evict a tenant in Illinois.
Transfer on death instrument or TODI Easy Form
A program to prepare a Transfer on Death Instrument to give real property to your loved ones after your death.
How to Revoke a Transfer on Death Instrument Blank form
Description of a Transfer on Death Instrument and how to revoke. Describes and attaches form to revoke a Transfer on Death Instrument that you have filed with a County Recorder of Deeds.

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Local Housing Counselors

Housing counselors can provide advice on rental and foreclosure issues. These counseling agencies on this list are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); they can offer independent advice, often at little or no cost to you.
The Neighbor Project
Couleecap Inc.
Catholic Charities Southern Missouri - Van Buren Branch
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago
Menard County Housing Authority
Dubois Pike Warrick Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. D/B/A Tri-Cap
City of Kenosha Housing Authority
Housing Resources, Inc-Racine
Hana Center-Prospect Heights
The Journey Forward

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Part of the Legal Professionals library, sponsored by Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser.

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Forms

Evict a tenant Easy Form
A program that helps you make notice and eviction complaint forms to evict a tenant in Illinois.
Transfer on death instrument or TODI Easy Form
A program to prepare a Transfer on Death Instrument to give real property to your loved ones after your death.
How to Revoke a Transfer on Death Instrument Blank form
Description of a Transfer on Death Instrument and how to revoke. Describes and attaches form to revoke a Transfer on Death Instrument that you have filed with a County Recorder of Deeds.

Local Housing Counselors

Housing counselors can provide advice on rental and foreclosure issues. These counseling agencies on this list are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); they can offer independent advice, often at little or no cost to you.
The Neighbor Project
Couleecap Inc.
Catholic Charities Southern Missouri - Van Buren Branch
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago
Menard County Housing Authority
Dubois Pike Warrick Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. D/B/A Tri-Cap
City of Kenosha Housing Authority
Housing Resources, Inc-Racine
Hana Center-Prospect Heights
The Journey Forward