Metro East Real Estate Investors Association 

Oppose Rent Control, Ceilings on Application Fees and Deposits

 

Legislators in Springfield are considering bills this week that will do damage to your business and tenants alike. The best time for you to stop these bills is now, while they are in committee.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? Take a few minutes to file Witness Slips! They are an easy, efficient, and effective way to communicate your views. If you haven't filed Witness Slips before, the painless steps to follow are below. The time for action is NOW!

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• File a Witness Slip OPPOSING HB0116, the Rent Control Preemption Act. You may file your Witness Slip here. Please also OPPOSE the related House Committee Amendment (HCA-1) to the bill. Please file your Witness Slip in OPPOSITION here.

• Please file a Witness Slip OPPOSING HB0190, Abandoned Real Property - Title.  You may file your Witness Slip in OPPOSITION here.
   

• Please OPPOSE HB0199, IDHA Rehab Abandoned Housing by filing your Witness Slip here.
   

• Please OPPOSE HB0254, Human Rights - Criminal Convictions and file your Witness Slip here.
   

• Let the committee know you OPPOSE HB0589, Apartment Application - $20 Cap by filing your Witness Slip here.
   

• Show that you OPPOSE HB3676, Landlord/Tenant Deposit Limit by submitting your Witness Slip here.
   

• You may OPPOSE SB0592, Renter's Right to Recycle by using this Witness Slip.
   

• Please SUPPORT HB0267, Local Residential Inspections by filing a PROPONENT Witness Slip here
   

• Witness Slips are easy to complete and take only minutes of your time. Make your voice heard before time runs out! File these now, please!
   

• Contact your State Legislators. Use this link to find your elected officials.

 

Haven't filled out a Witness Slip yet? It's really very simple. Here's all you need to provide:

• Your Information: Fill in your name identification
   

• Representation:  You can list more than one thing here: self, your business, I.R.P.O.A. or other groups
   

• Position: Please select the radio button for OPPONENT or PROPONENT, as appropriate
   

• Testimony:  Record of Appearance Only - this doesn't mean you need to be there - you are appearing via Witness Slip
   

• NOTE: If you are going to be there and want to talk - Oral, If you are sending or handing in written testimony - Written Statement Filed

Then agree to the ILGA terms and hit the button to create the Witness Slip.

As an industry, we need to make sure our voices are not only heard, but listened to!

Please consider taking your action a step further. You can call your Illinois State Representative and Illinois State Senator and discuss these issues with them. Please send them your comments in writing as well. How will these proposals affect you? Let them know that there is more than one side to this story.