Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards, September 17, 2026
Recommends approval: FAIR ordinance amending residential landlord-tenant standards (do pass), 12-6
What happened
On September 17, 2026, the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards recommended approval of FAIR ordinance amending residential landlord-tenant standards (do pass) (12-6).
The Chicago City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards advanced the FAIR ordinance (document number 02026-0027202), amending the municipal code to strengthen residential landlord-tenant protections and establish a new Office of Rental Housing within the De…
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 12-6
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Deferral of document 02026-0025391
Chair noted the sponsor, Mayor Johnson, requested a deferral of document number 02026-0025391. Vice Chair Lawson moved to defer; voice vote, ayes have it.
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Key Decisions (3)
Deferral of document 02026-0025391
Acceptance of substitute FAIR ordinance
FAIR ordinance amending residential landlord-tenant standards (do pass)
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Chicago produced just 3,916 housing units per a 2025 census…
Sentiment
The 'nine-unit pivot' — developers building fewer than 10 units…
Infrastructure
Chicago is considering a rental registry housed in the Department…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 2 identified names.
All speaker roles: 10 Councilmember, 4 Public, 3 Clerk, 2 Witness, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 2 Witness.
Speaker sample: Lisette Castaneda, Witness.
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Zoning terms (6)
29 recorded timestamps
- zoning (13 timestamps)
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- residential (9 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- commercial (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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