Tenants’ Rights – Metropolitan Tenants Organization (MTO)
The Metropolitan Tenants Organization is a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides free legal aid for tenants. You can contact them by visiting their website here, or calling their hotline at (773) 292-4988.
Please also view their written resources for a variety of landlord-tenant interactions:
- Security Deposits (guide and flyer)
- Moving In
- Leases
- Moving Out
- Tenant Responsibilities
- Apartment Conditions
- Lockouts (guide and flyer)
- Bed Bug Ordinance
- Evictions
- Healthy Homes
- Heat and Services
- Fair Notice of Lease Termination/Rental Increases
- Safe Homes Act
How to Apply To Chicago Housing Authority Placement
