Bolingbrook — Ch. 26 Housing Standards and Property Maintenance § 26-53

(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Dwelling means a building or portion thereof, but not a mobile home, designed or used for residential occupancy.
Dwelling unit means one or more rooms in a residential building or residential portion of a building which is arranged, designed, used or intended for use by one family, and which includes cooking space and lawful sanitary facilities reserved for the occupants thereof.
Managing agent means any person or firm, acting for another, with authority to rent, manage and make expenditures.
Rental dwelling means any multiple dwelling or dwelling unit which is not owner-occupied and which is either rented, leased or made available for leasing or rental to others by the property owner or his agent. The rental of a single room or the sharing of a dwelling unit between the property owner of the dwelling unit and others shall not constitute a rental dwelling. The term "leased" shall include the occupancy of property pursuant to articles of agreement for purchase or a contract for deed until the deed is delivered by the owner.
(b) License required. It is unlawful for any person to rent, lease or otherwise allow a dwelling or dwelling unit under their ownership to be occupied by others as a rental dwelling unit unless a landlord license is in effect, as provided by this section. Each landlord license shall be valid for only one building, and a separate landlord license shall be required for each additional building containing a rental dwelling. Licenses shall be issued by the villagepolice department for a period of one year from May 1 to April 30. Any landlord license may be transferred to another person, subject to completion and approvable of a new license application by the new licensee. Only one license fee, however, shall be required per landlord.
(c) Application. No landlord license shall be issued except upon a receipt of a completed village landlord license application. Such applications shall be submitted with the appropriate fees to the village police department no later than April 30 preceding the license year being applied for. In the event the dwelling unit is part of an association, the owner, agent or manager shall provide a letter of verification signed by a designated officer of the association stating the unit is within the set rental cap and that all homeowner association dues are current and up to date. This letter shall be provided yearly upon renewal of the landlord license. The application shall set forth, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) Full name, legal address (other than a post office address) and date of birth of the legal owner; if owned by a trust, a trust disclosure is required. If owned by a trust or entity other than an individual, the owner's name must be on application plus the name and date of birth of the agent or manager representing the owner.
(2) The address of the building containing rental dwellings for which the license is requested.
(3) The license application shall designate three contacts, including the property owners, their names, addresses and telephone numbers for 24-hour contact in case of an emergency.
(4) The license application shall list all the rental dwelling units owned or managed by the applicant.
(5) The applicant shall certify that he has viewed the one-hour Bolingbrook Good Neighbor rent/lease program training video for landlords and managing agents.
(d) Reports. The licensee shall report to the code enforcement department any changes in the information provided on the application, within seven days of the change. Any conveyance in the legal or equitable interest in the building shall be reported to the code enforcement department within seven days after the execution of the contract to convey and at least 15 days prior to the conveyance to allow ample time to verify the status of compliance for the building and property.
(e) Issuance of license. No landlord license for a building containing rental dwellings shall be issued until all applicable license fees have been paid to the village. Renewal shall be required annually. See section 26-21 for fees.