Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee

Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee

A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a measure aiming to limit the circumstances under which tenants can be evicted due to local “crime-free housing” ordinances.

Legislative Committee Proposes Reforms to 'Crime-Free Housing' Evictions - Real News Now

On Wednesday, a legislative committee in the Senate moved forward on new legislation designed to narrow the situations where tenants can face eviction under local ‘crime-free housing’ regulations. Its supporters, which include housing advocate groups, argue that these regulations have often been misapplied, leading to evictions in cases where residents have either committed minor infractions or no criminal activity at all. However, critics secon…

Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee – Capitol News IL

Crime-free housing ordinances in Illinois municipalities began cropping up in the early 1990s in attempts to remove violent criminals, drug dealers and nuisance tenants who frequently disturb their neighbors at rental properties. While the local ordinances have been used to achieve those goals, advocates say they are sometimes abused to apply to people who aren’t even accused of crimes, much less convicted of them.

Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee – Muddy River News

SPRINGFIELD — A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a measure aiming to limit the circumstances under which tenants can be evicted due to local “crime-free housing” ordinances. The measure was backed by housing advocates who argued the crime-free ordinances have been used to evict people in instances where the actual residents of the homes in question committed petty offenses or no crimes at all. But law enforcement and municipal groups count…