Rent control rules in Elgin, IL — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Elgin has no rent control. Illinois Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) prohibits all municipalities from enacting rent control. Market forces set pricing.
Elgin does not have rent control, and cannot enact it. The Illinois Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) prohibits all municipalities from establishing rent control. Landlords may set and raise rents without caps, subject to lease terms and the IL Retaliatory Eviction Act prohibition on retaliatory increases.
Not applicable. Retaliatory increases may violate IL Retaliatory Eviction Act.
Elgin, IL
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Elgin, IL
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