Hanover Park — Ch. 82 Rental Residential Housing Code § 82-6

(a) It is unlawful for any owner, person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity to operate, maintain, or offer to rent within the village a rental residential dwelling unit whether vacant or not without first obtaining a rental residential license for each multiple-unit building or single-unit dwelling as provided in this chapter.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to occupy a rental residential dwelling unit, or for any owner or property agent to allow anyone to occupy a rental residential dwelling unit, which is not within a licensed rental residential building.
(c) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity to offer for rent or to occupy any vacant dwelling unit or any dwelling unit that becomes vacant in a rental residential building for which a license is under suspension.
(d) This chapter shall not apply to the following structures:
(1) Hotels, motels, and other structures which rent rooms to occupants which are primarily transient in nature.
(2) Dwellings, buildings, structures and uses licensed and inspected by village, state or federal government, including but not limited to nursing homes, retirement centers, rest homes, etc.
(3) Dwellings, buildings, structures and uses owned by governmental agencies and public housing authorities.
(e) A license for a rental residential property cannot be transferred to another rental residential property or a succeeding owner. A purchaser of an existing licensed rental residential building shall make application and obtain a new license in compliance with this chapter prior to the issuance of the real estate transfer tax stamp, except no additional license fee shall be assessed nor inspection required until the renewal application at the beginning of the next license year.
(f) Rental residential buildings having more than two dwelling units shall post the license in the common area or on-site office, which shall have included the permitted occupancy limits for those units.
(g) The license for multiple-unit buildings shall be for a 12-month period beginning for those multiple-unit buildings as follows:
___________ Beginning of License Year Area (1) November 1 Peach Tree Street on the west Walnut Avenue on the north Maple Avenue on the south Pine Tree Street on the east; and Leslie Lane on the west Hemlock Street on the north Lake Street on the south Hickory Street on the east (2) January 1 Mark Thomas Lane on the west Mark Thomas Lane on the north Lake Street on the south Glendale Terrace Apartments on the east and the village limits on the west Irving Park Road on the north Narcissus on the south Astor on the east; and the village limits on the west Village limits on the north Irving Parking Road on the south Jensen Boulevard on the east. (3) February 1 Briarwood Street on the west Irving Park Road on the north Tanglewood on the south Barrington Road on the east; and Jonquil Terrace on the west Irving Park Road on the north Briarwood Street on the south Tanglewood on the east; and 7402 Briar Lane on the west Briarwood Street on the south Irving Park Road on the north Briar Lane on the east; and Briar Lane on the west Briarwood Street on the south Irving Park Road on the north 1700 Briarwood on the east; and Elm Avenue outlet on the west 2016 Maple Avenue rear lot line on the north Irving Park Road on the south Church Street on the east; and Walnut Street on the west Hickory Street on the north Alden Lane on the south Parkside Place west lot line on the east; and village limits on the west Narcissus Street on the north Parkwood School/St. Ansgar on the south East Avenue on the east (4) March 1 Walnut Street on the west Hickory Street on the north Breezewood Terrace on the south West end of Elm Avenue on the east; and Church Road on the west Ontarioville Road on the north 6200 Church Road on the south 1600 Ontarioville Road on the east (5) April 1 All other rental residential buildings not heretofore included
(h) The license for a single-unit dwelling shall be for a 24-month period beginning from the first day of the month after the license application is received.