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Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Mar 12, 2026

Thursdayat least 1 h 45 min6 officials identified8 public speakers14 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo

The longest item after routine business: Establishment of Proactive Rental Inspection Working Group to regulate inspections, certifications, and testing criteria, and to establish registry to track…, 23 min.

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13 of 14 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.This meeting: Mar 12, 2026

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Agenda · 14 itemsShowHide
  1. 1:07:15Approval of Monthly Rule 45 Report - February 11th, 20269 min
  2. 1:17:11Establishment of Proactive Rental Inspection Working Group to regulate inspections, certifications, and testing criteria, and to establish registry to track data for rental housing in Chicago.23 min · 1 clip
  3. 1:40:44Amendment of Municipal Code Section 5-12-130 to require 30-days written notice from landlord of rental agreement termination for tenancies under 6 months.
  4. 1:40:44Designation of 1415 N Dayton St as Low-Affordability Community.1 min
  5. 1:42:23Acquisition of property at 1725 N Harlem Ave for use as Chicago Public Library branch.4 min
  6. 1:46:54First amendment to lease agreement with Archer Avenue LLC for property at 5672 S Archer Ave.15 min
  7. 2:02:26Sale of City-owned property at 4627 S Prairie Ave to JacobDaBuilder, Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder platform.5 min
  8. 2:07:28Sale of City-owned property at 4822 S St. Lawrence Ave to JacobDaBuilder, Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder platform.6 min
  9. 2:13:43Sale of City-owned property at 433 E 42nd Pl to JacobDaBuilder, Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder platform.4 min
  10. 2:18:09Sale of City-owned property at 4941 S Forrestville Ave to JacobDaBuilder, Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder platform.2 min
  11. 2:20:12Sale of City-owned property at 1644 W 35th St to NeighborSpace under ChiBlockBuilder platform.2 min
  12. 2:22:18Sale of City-owned property at 633 W 48th St to Valerie Simutis under ChiBlockBuilder platform.3 min
  13. 2:26:03Sale of City-owned property at 6515 and 6520 S Aberdeen St to Justine Stephens under ChiBlockBuilder platform.
  14. 2:26:03Sale of City-owned property at 3540-3546 N Avondale Ave to Brian and Audrey Carl under ChiBlockBuilder platform.

What happened

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  1. The committee took up Ordinance 2025-00991, establishing a Proactive Rental Inspection Working Group, after remarks from its sponsor and a presentation from coalition representatives.1:18:00
  2. The working group ordinance was announced as passing, to be reported at the next City Council meeting on March 18th, 2026.1:40:14

Quotes

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So, um, but Chair Mitchell, so what I’m hearing is that the— this, this invitation is open to aldermen to participate, right?Byron Sigcho-Lopez · Chair · Ward 251:35:17

Who spoke

6 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Public comment: 8 speakers.

How we count

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Hamlet, “Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Mar 12, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/housing-and-real-estate/meetings/2026-03-12. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 12, 2026.