Evergreen Park ARTICLE VII. RENTAL HOUSING § 5-382

Violations of this Article and fines shall be as stated in this Chapter or as specified in Section 1-9 of the Evergreen Park Municipal Code if no fine is stated in this Chapter.


(a) Time limit for removal. When a licensing inspection of a rental residential property reveals any violations of applicable codes, a compliance time frame will be set by the inspector/code official. In establishing a compliance time frame, the inspector/code official shall determine the reasonable minimal time necessary to correct the violations based upon the number and severity of the violations. The village shall send notice to the property owner or the listed property agent by regular U.S. mail at the last address provided on the most recent license application. The notice shall include the following:


(1) Description of the property sufficient for identification.


(2) A statement listing the violations of applicable codes.


(3) The date upon which the licensing reinspection will occur.


(4) An explanation that if upon completion of the licensing re-inspection, the requirements of applicable village codes have not been met, it will be recommended to the Building Commissioner that the license be suspended or revoked.


(b) Immediate action. Notice of violations involving imminent danger to the life, safety, health, welfare and/or property of the landlord and/or tenants may be made by any means reasonably calculated to provide actual notice, which shall include but not be limited to personal delivery, registered or certified mail, or posting of an appropriate notice on the premises.


(c) Occupancy denial. In the case of imminent danger or fire hazard, structural failure or danger of imminent collapse, interruptions or failures in plumbing, heating, electrical systems, or other hazardous health situations, the village may order immediate repair or correction and may order the premises vacated pending such repair or correction.


(d) Citation issuance. If at the conclusion of the period established for corrective action, the violation has not, in the village's reasonable judgment, been satisfactorily corrected, then the village may issue citations in accordance with provisions of this Article, suspend or revoke the license for the affected unit or units, and have the rental unit vacated. Citations for local municipal violations are adjudicated through the Village of Evergreen Park Administrative Adjudication of Non-Vehicular Code Violations, Chapter 12, Article X.


(1) Units vacated under this subsection shall be posted with signs indicating that the unit has been determined to be "Illegal," or if applicable "Unfit for Habitation'" and that occupancy is prohibited until the rental unit has been inspected to verify that the violation has been corrected.


(2) Any person who defaces or removes a posted sign as described in (d)(1) above without the approval of the village shall be in violation of this Article.


(e) Time limit to vacate a building or unit. If notification has been presented to the landlord that the property is not properly licensed or that the license has been suspended or revoked, the rental property or properties shall be vacated within 60 days of notification by the village.


(1) If said property is not vacated within the 60 day period, the landlord will be responsible for all fines as set forth in this Article. Citations will be issued with a mandatory court appearance.


(2) Notification will be either personally delivered or mailed to the landlord or property agent as listed on the most recent registration application. This notice to the tenants and occupants will be posted:


a. You are hereby notified that the license for this structure has been revoked or the owner has failed to license this residential rental property pursuant to Chapter 5, Article VII of the Evergreen Park Municipal Code.


b. You must vacate this structure within 60 days of the date of this notice.


c. If you fail to vacate this structure, you will be in violation of the above-mentioned Code and subject to penalties and fines with a minimum of $250.00 and a maximum of $1,000 for each day you are found to be in violation with a mandatory court appearance.


(f) Hearing/right of appeal. Whenever a property owner receives notice of a permit denial, suspension or threatened revocation and required vacating of a license issued under this Article, the licensee shall have the right to request a hearing. The request shall be made within seven days of receipt of the notice. The request shall be made by certified or registered mail, overnight courier or hand delivery to the Village Clerk's Office. Whenever a request for a hearing is made, the Mayor shall call a hearing by the procedures in Sec. 11-111 of the Evergreen Park Municipal Code.


(g) Unfit properties. The village may prohibit persons from entering or occupying, except for repair related activity, any rental unit, building or structure, including utility and accessory structures, found to be unfit, found not to comply with village codes or ordinances, or that poses dangerous, unsafe, or unhealthy conditions for the building's occupants, passers-by, or the general public. Unfit properties shall be posted with appropriate language that prohibits occupancy. Any person, not the owner, who enters, occupies, uses or any person, including the owner, who permits others to enter, occupy or use the structure after such a posting shall be charged with trespassing (Sec. 12-96 of Evergreen Park Municipal Code). Each day the rental unit building or structure is entered, occupied or used following such a posting shall be considered a separate offense.


(Ord. No. 27-2025 § 1, 12-15-25)