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Hon. Sara L. Ellis
CITY OF CHICAGO,
Defendant.
This cause coming before this Honorable Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary
Injunction [Dkt. No. 11] regarding City of Chicago Ordinance 02016-5111 passed on June 22,
2016 titled an "Amendment of Municipal Code Titles 2, 3, 4, and l7 regarding regulation and
licensing of shared housing units and vacation rentals" (hereinafter, the "Shared Housing
Ordinance"), and by the agreement and stipulation of the parties, KEEP CHICAGO LIVABLE
and BENJAMIN THOMAS WOLF (hereinafter, "Plaintiffs") and THE CITY OF CHICAGO
(hereinafter,"Defendant"), it is hereby ORDERED:
1. Agreed Stay
Subject to the exceptions listed below in Section 2 of this order, Defendant agrees to
stay the effective date of the provisions of the Shared Housing Ordinance scheduled
to take effect on December 17, 2016 until February 28, 2017, unless otherwise
ordered by the Court. Defendant agrees to this stay in order to allow the parties and
the Court to address Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in a measured
fashion, rather than on an emergency basis. By agreeing to this stay, Defendant does
not concede the merit of Plaintiffs' Motion or of any of Plaintiffs' claims.
The effective date of the following provisions is not subject to the stay described in
Section 1 of this order, and they may be enforced during the pendency ofthe stay:
G. Section 11 of the Shared Housing Ordinance, creating new Chapter 4-17 of the
Municipal Code of Chicago;
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O. Any of the provisions of the Shared Housing Ordinance, including those not
expressly listed above, to the extent that applicants voluntarily wish and seek to
apply for licenses or registrations under those provisions after receiving notice of
the stay reflected in Section 1 of this order.
Any provision of the Shared Housing Ordinance whose effective date predates
this order is not subject to this order and may be enforced. Such provisions
include, but are not limited to, Section 2 of the Shared Housing Ordinance,
amending and modifying Sections 3-24-020, 3-24-030 and 3-24-035 of the
Municipal Code of Chicago.
4. Briefing Schedule:
A. Defendant shall have until December 30, 2016, to file a brief in response to the
Motion for Preliminary Injunction;
B. Plaintiffs shall have until January 17, 2017, to file a reply brief in support ofthe
Motion for Preliminary Injunction;
D. Hearing on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction shall be set for February 1,
2017 at 1:00 p.m.
e o the Attorneys
CITY OF CHICAGO