Wheelchair-using tenant seeks legal advice over broken elevator displacement

4 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

In Chicago, she says her building elevator has been out for 16 days, forcing 10 days in a hotel while she fronts costs pending reimbursement through rent credits.
MarketWatch cites the Fair Housing Act, Chicago's landlord-tenant ordinance and Illinois' habitability warranty as possible grounds, while disability advocate Ken Walden says she appears to have a strong claim.
Walden said the case may depend on whether repairs are being pursued promptly, and urged written reimbursement terms plus documentation of hotel, food, transport and other extra expenses.

When does a landlord’s slow elevator repair become a legal violation of a disabled tenant’s rights?

Beyond lawsuits, how can cities prevent disabled residents from being displaced by broken elevators?