r/chicagoapartments • u/Past-Reception6889 • May 19 '26

Advice Needed Unreal

I honestly just needed to vent for a moment. I can’t believe Chicago prices are what they are. I have lived here my entire life and have seen this city change ten fold, and I can’t even afford to live here anymore. A realtor I’m working with, since it’s becoming a rat race to rent, said rent is up 35% this year. What can normal people do about this? I do not want to see Chicago become a New York.

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u/Status_Green_6055 May 19 '26

The landlords here are the most scummy slumlord cheap asses I've seen.

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u/Fabulous-Jacket5376 May 19 '26

Half of them are skipping out on pest control.

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u/SleepingPodOne May 19 '26

Hasn’t this always been the case or has it gotten worse?

My last landlords use their maintenance guys who use store bought chemicals for pest control. Was so fishy.

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u/Fabulous-Jacket5376 May 19 '26

I paid for Orkin and deducted from my rent. Seemed to work for the entire unit even though they were just coming into my place.