Guide & Advocacy Toolkit

Source of Income

Check out our advocacy guide for source of income law in the State of Illinois. This toolkit was made in partnership with the Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing.

Sample Letters

General Sample Letter

To be used by all Illinois residents to alert the property manager or owner of the Source of Income discrimination you have experienced and how you would like the situation to be addressed. This letter references the SOI Landlord Factsheet. Please give the housing provider about one week to respond.

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Minimum Income Sample Letter (Cook County)

To be used when a landlord or property manager requires that tenants using a rental subsidy prove they have an income of multiple times the full rent in order to apply for a rental unit. This letter references the guidance document issued by the Cook County Commission on Human Rights.

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Minimum Income Sample Letter (Other)

Similar to the Letter for Cook County Residents, this letter is to be used when a landlord or property manager requires that tenants using a rental subsidy prove they have an income of multiple times the full rent in order to apply for a rental unit. This version references both the guidance document issued by the Cook County Commission on Human Rights and the Illinois Realtors Association.

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