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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

CHA to settle lawsuit with ‘poorest of the poor’ residents

Chicago Housing Authority is awaiting approval of a lawsuit settlement that will wipe out the unpaid rent of thousands of low-income residents. (Adobe Stock Photo)

The Chicago Housing Authority has agreed to wipe out back rent owed by some of the agency’s poorest residents to settle a federal class-action lawsuit, lawyers for CHA tenants announced Monday.

CHA for years failed to alert residents who might have qualified for waivers of the housing authority’s minimum rent requirement, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of tenants by Legal Action Chicago, a nonprofit law firm.

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