Glen Ellyn — Title 7 Ch. 5 Rooming Houses § 7-5-16
Private clubs, fraternities
Operative Text
All the provisions of this chapter shall apply to private clubs, fraternities and sororities. For the purpose of this chapter, a "private club, fraternity or sorority" is defined to mean a club of individuals banded together under a constitution recognized by a school, chartered by the State of Illinois as a corporation, or affiliated with a nationally recognized organization which owns its own real estate or is leasing real estate from the owner for a period of not less than one year.
Glen Ellyn Title 7 Ch. 5 § 7-5-16 extends all rooming house regulations in Chapter 5 to private clubs, fraternities, and sororities. For the purposes of this chapter, these organizations qualify when they operate under a school-recognized constitution, hold an Illinois corporate charter, or are affiliated with a nationally recognized organization, and either own or lease their real estate for at least one year. In short, the organizational or social nature of such a group does not exempt it from the rooming house rules that otherwise apply in Glen Ellyn.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators or officers managing housing for a private club, fraternity, or sorority in Glen Ellyn should be aware that § 7-5-16 brings these properties fully under the Chapter 5 rooming house framework. A compliant operator generally confirms whether the organization meets the definitional criteria — school-recognized constitution, Illinois corporate charter, or national affiliation — and ensures the property ownership or lease term satisfies the one-year minimum. From that point, all rooming house obligations in Title 7 Ch. 5 apply in the same manner as they would to any other rooming house operator.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Residents living in a private club, fraternity, or sorority house in Glen Ellyn may have the same protections afforded to rooming house occupants under Title 7 Ch. 5, as § 7-5-16 explicitly extends those rules to qualifying organizations. If a resident believes the organization meets the definition — operating under a recognized constitution, an Illinois charter, or a national affiliation with at least a one-year property interest — they may have grounds to assert rooming house rights. Tenants who believe their housing conditions fall short of Chapter 5 standards can explore options such as contacting Glen Ellyn's local code enforcement office or reaching out to a tenant-rights organization for general guidance.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
Generated November 10, 2026 — auto-generated, not yet human-reviewed. See /transparency for methodology.
Effective Timeline
References Out
No outbound references recorded yet for this provision.
References In
Rules and statutes that cite this regulation