Elk Grove Village CHAPTER 15: RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS/CRIME FREE HOUSING § 3-15-4

A. No license shall be issued unless the unit or units in connection with which the license is sought, is found after inspection, to meet all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations with respect thereto. Rental units which change ownership will be required to be inspected before a new license can be issued, which inspection must indicate that the unit or units are still in compliance as required.


B. No operating license shall be issued or renewed unless the completed application form for each building or unit, as the case may be, is accompanied by payment of the appropriate nonrefundable license fee and reinspection fee and/or late fees as applicable. In addition, no license shall be issued to any property owner or for any building which has any outstanding financial obligations with the Village until all accounts have been made current.


C. No operating license shall be issued or renewed for a nonresident or out of state applicant unless such applicant designates in writing the name of their agent for the receipt of service or notice of violation of any provision of this Chapter and for service of process pursuant to this Chapter.


D. All licenses shall commence on January 1 and expire on December 31 of each year. All license fees shall be due and payable before January 1 of each year. The license shall be for a one (1) year period, provided that any rental dwelling that changes ownership within any licensing year will require the new owner to apply for a new license as the license is not transferrable.


When an applicant for a new rental dwelling unit requires a license after expiration of six (6) months (June 1) of the current license year, the license fee shall be fifty percent (50%) of the annual fee as set forth in Section 3-1-6 of this Chapter. When an applicant of a new rental dwelling unit requires a license after expiration of ten (10) months (June 1) of the current license year, the licensee shall pay the annual fee as set forth in Section 3-1-6 of this Chapter, and the license shall be set to expire at the end of the following licensing year. Any licensee who ceases to do business during the first four (4) months of any license year, shall, upon request made no later than the end of said licensing year, receive a refund of fifty percent (50%) of the license fee paid for that license year.


No new license shall be issued unless the dwelling unit or units involved are found after inspection to meet all applicable requirements, rules and regulations of this Chapter and such other ordinances and regulations pertaining to rental dwelling units.


E. A conditional license may be granted for a term not exceeding six (6) months to those rental dwellings which cannot be fully licensed due to special circumstances (e.g., weather conditions, unavailability of required materials and/or services and other circumstances as approved by the Code Official). All requests for a conditional license must be approved by the Code Official. The application for a conditional license shall be accompanied by the full nonrefundable license fee and any rental dwelling license applicant which has not been issued a full license within the six (6) month period shall be deemed to have their application denied.