7th Circ. Backs Chicago's Tenant Payout Ordinance

By Celeste Bott · July 23, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT

The Seventh Circuit held Wednesday that a Chicago ordinance requiring owners of foreclosed rental buildings to pay tenants $10,600 to help with relocation costs is not an unconstitutional taking of property,...

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Case Information

Case Title

BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago

Case Number

25-1713

Court

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

April 25, 2025