Evanston sees sharp rise in tenant–landlord help requests, MTO reports
Metropolitan Tenants Organization reported a 55.8% year‑over‑year rise in contacts (199 calls in 2025 to 310 for Jan–May 2026), with lease questions and maintenance problems the top issues and a notable spike in disturbance reports; staff said landlord-initiated contacts increased to about 14%.
The full story
Anna Ellisa, housing and economic development analyst, presented the Metropolitan Tenants Organization (MTO) tenant–landlord services report covering 2025 and the first five months of 2026 at the June 16 committee meeting.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or