Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing is the only Chicago legal-aid organization that provides free legal and supportive services to low and moderate income renters in the private housing market. Our legal team is acutely aware of the difficulties facing unrepresented renters. But due to the summary nature of eviction court, LCBH is frequently able to consult with prospective clients only after the time to adequately prepare their cases for trial has passed. As a result we are often forced to reject meritorious cases, cases we would have accepted but for the renter’s difficulty in finding LCBH.