The Vote Equity Project collected over 250 reform ideas submitted by Chicagoans.
Residents from every ward collectively cast 52,000 votes on their top priorities.
These were the top-voted reforms in housing.
- housing -
1. Create more affordable and mixed-income housing that includes Chicago Housing Authority vouchers for families in all neighborhoods.
2. Require developers to build affordable housing in all developments that receive city assistance, funding, or approval (upzoning).
3. Pass Rent Control in Chicago to keep rents affordable and neighborhoods stable.
4. Spend $150 million/year to prevent homelessness and help doubled-up families by raising the tax on luxury and commercial real estate deals.
5. Establish Community Benefit Agreements for large-scale developments, to preserve and add new affordable housing.
1. Create more affordable and mixed-income housing
that includes Chicago Housing Authority vouchers for families in all neighborhoods.
amara enyia
YES
• Lifting the rent control ban
• Eliminating aldermanic prerogative specific to affordable housing
placement
• Increasing the affordable housing percentage mandate for developers
• Increasing affordable housing for family size units
• Eliminating developer “opt out for a fee” provision
• Increasing and expanding real estate transfer tax
bob fioretti
YES
No further response was provided.
lashawn ford
YES
I am not certain that the dollar amount is the correct amount without intentional investigation, juxtaposed against budget review, but the prevention of homelessness and fair taxes should be paid by all.
lori lightfoot
YES
I have a detailed housing policy to: build and preserve affordable housing in every community, including family-sized units, push CHA to provide more housing opportunities, and fund homelessness prevention via a real estate transfer tax.
susana mendoza
YES
I will work to tackle segregation and help develop low income communities in a fair way by expanding CHA vouchers, increasing affordable housing stock, reforming aldermanic prerogative, and preserving multifamily units.
toni preckwinkle
YES
I have called for lifting the ban on rent control, a real estate transfer tax on properties sold for over $1 million, and the construction of more affordable, family-sized units. I would work with residents on a CBA for the Obama Center.
paul vallas
YES
(Response was shortened for space.)
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
2. Require developers to build affordable housing
in all developments that receive city assistance, funding, or approval (upzoning) vouchers for families in all neighborhoods.
amara enyia
YES
• Lifting the rent control ban
• Eliminating aldermanic prerogative specific to affordable housing
placement
• Increasing the affordable housing percentage mandate for developers
• Increasing affordable housing for family size units
• Eliminating developer “opt out for a fee” provision
• Increasing and expanding real estate transfer tax
bob fioretti
YES
No further response was provided.
lashawn ford
YES
I am not certain that the dollar amount is the correct amount without intentional investigation, juxtaposed against budget review, but the prevention of homelessness and fair taxes should be paid by all.
lori lightfoot
YES
I have a detailed housing policy to: build and preserve affordable housing in every community, including family-sized units, push CHA to provide more housing opportunities, and fund homelessness prevention via a real estate transfer tax.
susana mendoza
YES
I will work to tackle segregation and help develop low income communities in a fair way by expanding CHA vouchers, increasing affordable housing stock, reforming aldermanic prerogative, and preserving multifamily units.
toni preckwinkle
YES
I have called for lifting the ban on rent control, a real estate transfer tax on properties sold for over $1 million, and the construction of more affordable, family-sized units. I would work with residents on a CBA for the Obama Center.
paul vallas
YES
(Response was shortened for space.)
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
3. Pass Rent Control
in Chicago to keep rents affordable and neighborhoods stable.
amara enyia
YES
• Lifting the rent control ban
• Eliminating aldermanic prerogative specific to affordable housing
placement
• Increasing the affordable housing percentage mandate for developers
• Increasing affordable housing for family size units
• Eliminating developer “opt out for a fee” provision
• Increasing and expanding real estate transfer tax
bob fioretti
no
No further response was provided.
lashawn ford
YES
I am not certain that the dollar amount is the correct amount without intentional investigation, juxtaposed against budget review, but the prevention of homelessness and fair taxes should be paid by all.
lori lightfoot
no response
I have a detailed housing policy to: build and preserve affordable housing in every community, including family-sized units, push CHA to provide more housing opportunities, and fund homelessness prevention via a real estate transfer tax.
susana mendoza
No
I will work to tackle segregation and help develop low income communities in a fair way by expanding CHA vouchers, increasing affordable housing stock, reforming aldermanic prerogative, and preserving multifamily units.
toni preckwinkle
YES
I have called for lifting the ban on rent control, a real estate transfer tax on properties sold for over $1 million, and the construction of more affordable, family-sized units. I would work with residents on a CBA for the Obama Center.
paul vallas
no response
(Response was shortened for space.)
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
4. Spend $150 million/year to prevent homelessness
and help doubled-up families by raising the tax on luxury and commercial real estate deals.
amara enyia
YES
• Lifting the rent control ban
• Eliminating aldermanic prerogative specific to affordable housing
placement
• Increasing the affordable housing percentage mandate for developers
• Increasing affordable housing for family size units
• Eliminating developer “opt out for a fee” provision
• Increasing and expanding real estate transfer tax
bob fioretti
NO
No further response was provided.
lashawn ford
NO
I am not certain that the dollar amount is the correct amount without intentional investigation, juxtaposed against budget review, but the prevention of homelessness and fair taxes should be paid by all.
lori lightfoot
No response
I have a detailed housing policy to: build and preserve affordable housing in every community, including family-sized units, push CHA to provide more housing opportunities, and fund homelessness prevention via a real estate transfer tax.
susana mendoza
YES
I will work to tackle segregation and help develop low income communities in a fair way by expanding CHA vouchers, increasing affordable housing stock, reforming aldermanic prerogative, and preserving multifamily units.
toni preckwinkle
YES
I have called for lifting the ban on rent control, a real estate transfer tax on properties sold for over $1 million, and the construction of more affordable, family-sized units. I would work with residents on a CBA for the Obama Center.
paul vallas
no
(Response was shortened for space.)
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.
5. Establish Community Benefit Agreements
for large-scale developments, to preserve and add new affordable housing.
amara enyia
YES
• Lifting the rent control ban
• Eliminating aldermanic prerogative specific to affordable housing
placement
• Increasing the affordable housing percentage mandate for developers
• Increasing affordable housing for family size units
• Eliminating developer “opt out for a fee” provision
• Increasing and expanding real estate transfer tax
bob fioretti
YES
No further response was provided.
lashawn ford
YES
I am not certain that the dollar amount is the correct amount without intentional investigation, juxtaposed against budget review, but the prevention of homelessness and fair taxes should be paid by all.
lori lightfoot
YES
I have a detailed housing policy to: build and preserve affordable housing in every community, including family-sized units, push CHA to provide more housing opportunities, and fund homelessness prevention via a real estate transfer tax.
susana mendoza
YES
I will work to tackle segregation and help develop low income communities in a fair way by expanding CHA vouchers, increasing affordable housing stock, reforming aldermanic prerogative, and preserving multifamily units.
toni preckwinkle
YES
I have called for lifting the ban on rent control, a real estate transfer tax on properties sold for over $1 million, and the construction of more affordable, family-sized units. I would work with residents on a CBA for the Obama Center.
paul vallas
YES
(Response was shortened for space.)
other candidates
no response
Gery Chico,
William M. Daley,
Neal Sáles-Griffin,
Jerry Joyce,
John Kozlar,
Garry McCarthy, and
Willie Wilson
did not respond.