A Message from:
METROPOLITAN TENANTS ORGANIZATION
(www.tenants-rights.org)

Chicago Tenants Rally for Change

2007 COMMUNITY CONGRESS FOR TENANTS RIGHTS

WHAT: Tenants from across the city of Chicago will convene a Community Congress to call Chicago community residents to better tenants_ rights. This gathering will be modeled on the historic forum which led to passage of the landmark Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) of 1986. The RLTO has protected the rights of tenants across the city for the past 20 years. Decent, affordable rental housing is an issue that cuts across economic and racial barriers to address the concerns of all of Chicago's tenants.

WHY: Rents are rising across the city. Condo conversion is out of control and limiting the amount of affordable housing available to Chicago city residents. At a time when public housing developments have been destroyed and thousands of people are displaced, this is a critical issue to address. An agenda for future work around tenants_ rights will be set at the Community Congress.

WHERE: United Church of Hyde Park

1448 E. 53rd Street

Hyde Park

WHEN: February 17, 2007

1:00pm to 3:00pm



For event Flyer www.tenants-rights.org/index.php