Bernadine Gibson, 82, talks about ventilation issues in her bathroom and how she is looking forward to renovations to the building her family has lived in for 27 years, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Bernadine Gibson, 82, puts on shoes as she prepares to see renovations being done to the building her family has lived in for 27 years, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A vent that will provide fresh air through a duct system in the recently renovated laundry room of the Island Terrance Apartments, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A vent that will provide fresh air through a duct system in a recently renovated unit in the Island Terrance Apartments, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Bernadine Gibson, 82, looks out the window of a renovated unit in the building her family has lived in for 27 years Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Bernadine Gibson, 82, wears an orange shirt as she talks about looking forward to renovations to the building her family has lived in for 27 years, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Renovations, including those with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, are underway at the Island Terrace Apartments, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Bernadine Gibson, 82, talks about leaks in her kitching ceiling and how she is looking forward to renovations to the building her family has lived in for 27 years, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Molly Ekerdt, vice president of the Preservation of Affordable Housing Chicago office points at a vent that will provide fresh air through a duct system in a recently renovated unit in the Island Terrance Apartments, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)