McCook — Ch. 18 Art. XIV Rental Housing § 18-407
Security and safety inspections
Operative Text
(a) No landlord license shall be issued or renewed unless the building, and all dwelling units located therein, have undergone a security and safety inspection and are found to comply with this article and all applicable laws of the village. (b) Each dwelling unit that will be occupied by a new tenant during the term of a landlord license shall be subject to a security and safety inspection before such new occupancy. (c) Every dwelling unit, and any common area, is subject to periodic security and safety inspections by the building commissioner during the term of a landlord license. Any security and safety inspection shall be in addition to any other required inspections under the Municipal Code of McCook. (d) All landlords shall be provided with a security and safety inspection report. The security and safety inspection report shall be marked "approved" or "not approved" based upon the findings of the building commissioner. The landlord shall be afforded a reasonable time period to correct any adverse findings listed on the report. Failure to correct a violation within a reasonable period of time may result in the suspension or revocation of an existing landlord license or, in the case of a new landlord license application, the denial of a landlord license application. No new tenant may occupy any dwelling unit until an approved safety and security inspection report has been issued for that dwelling unit. (e) Landlords shall pay an inspection fee of $100.00 per inspection for any dwelling unit requiring more than two follow-up inspections to ensure adverse findings listed in a security and safety inspection report are corrected. Payment of the inspection fee must be paid in full prior to issuance or renewal of the landlord license. (f) It shall be the duty of the landlord to schedule any required inspection.
McCook Ch. 18 Art. XIV § 18-407 establishes a mandatory security and safety inspection regime tied to the village's landlord licensing system. No landlord license can be issued or renewed, and no new tenant can move in, until the relevant dwelling unit has passed an inspection and received an 'approved' report from the building commissioner. Periodic inspections of units and common areas may also occur during the license term, and landlords who require more than two follow-up inspections to resolve deficiencies are subject to a $100 fee per additional inspection.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under McCook Ch. 18 Art. XIV § 18-407, compliant operators proactively schedule all required inspections — including pre-occupancy inspections before any new tenant moves in and any periodic inspections ordered during the license term — since the duty to schedule rests with the landlord. Operators who receive a 'not approved' report address the cited deficiencies within the reasonable time period provided, because unresolved violations can lead to license suspension, revocation, or denial. To avoid the $100 per-inspection fee that applies after two follow-up visits, operators generally resolve adverse findings as early in the correction period as possible and ensure all fees are paid in full before seeking license issuance or renewal.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
McCook Ch. 18 Art. XIV § 18-407 gives tenants a meaningful baseline protection: no new occupancy is permitted in any dwelling unit until the building commissioner has issued an 'approved' safety and security inspection report for that unit. Tenants who believe a unit they are about to occupy — or currently occupy — has not met this requirement may contact the McCook building commissioner's office to inquire about the unit's inspection status. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with McCook's Municipal Code can help residents understand how an unapproved inspection report or a landlord's failure to correct violations might be relevant to their situation.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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