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Chicago Mun. Code § 13-72-065

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Chicago Mun. Code § 13-72-065
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Chicago (municipal)
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(E) The landlord may deduct from the relocation fee all rent due and payable for the rental unit occupied by the qualified tenant prior to the date on which the rental unit is vacated, unless such rent has been validly withheld or deducted pursuant to state, federal or local law. The landlord shall not retain all or any part of the relocation fee for the payment of any other amount, including without limitation, for any damage to the premises or for any other violation or breach of a rental agreement.

(F) The landlord shall not be liable to pay the relocation fee to any qualified tenant:

(1) who exercises the right to purchase the rental unit, or another unit within the same building or condominium project;

(2) against whom the landlord has obtained a judgment for possession of the rental unit;

(3) who fails to provide the landlord with the written evidence, as provided in rules and regulations, to prove household income; or

(4) who fails to exercise the option for relocation assistance.

(G) For purposes of this section only, the following definitions apply:

"Household" means, collectively, all the persons who occupy a residential rental unit as their primary residence.

"Household income" means the combined income of the members of a household for the calendar year preceding the date the notice of intent was given.

"PMSA Median Income" means the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area median income for the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois, Metropolitan Fair Market Rent Area, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development from time to time.

"Principal residence" means a tenant's primary or chief residence that the tenant actually occupies on a regular basis.

"Qualified tenant" means a tenant: