Mundelein — Ch. 16.44 Rental Housing Properties § 16.44.080

(a) Should the village building commissioner become aware of violations of any village code at any dwelling unit, the building commissioner is authorized to undertake an inspection of that dwelling unit to determine compliance with village ordinances.
(b) In the event the applicant, owner or tenant of the premises to be inspected refuses entry to the premises to the building commissioner or his designee, or in the event the building commissioner or his designee are unable to inspect due to a lack of a response by the owner, manager or agent after being served notice, the building commissioner shall contact the appropriate Village of Mundelein Attorney or State's Attorney to seek an administrative search warrant or other court order to conduct the requested inspection.
(c) Inspection of the premises, to the extent reasonable and possible, shall be conducted with the consent and cooperation of the owner(s) or the property agent.
(d) The inspections provided for in this chapter shall be of the mechanical, sanitary, safety and structural components and characteristics of the subject dwelling unit or residential rental property including, but not limited, to interior and exterior walls, walks and driveways, rooms, roofs and other areas open to plain view from the ground or from the air, and all internal common areas, such as vestibules, halls, stairways and basement areas, including furnace and other utility areas and components, and all other areas within the structure in which there is no reasonable expectation of privacy and which pertain to each of the construction elements and room configurations of the structure being inspected, or in which the owner has an equal right to authorize entry. All residential rental property leases, licenses or the letting arrangements entered into or renewed after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Each inspection shall be made by the building commissioner or his designee, and shall be for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the building code or the property maintenance code of the village and all other applicable zoning, building and structural codes.
(f) Any violations found as a result of the inspection shall be set forth in a written notice to the owner(s) or owner's agent as designated on the application form. A copy of such notice of violation may, but need not be, left with the occupier or occupiers of the residential rental property. Notice of violations shall be sent to the notice address. In the absence of a person designated to receive notice, the notice shall be sent by U.S. mail, 1st Class, postage prepaid to the last taxpayer of record shown on the records of the Lake County Treasurer as responsible for the ad valorem real estate taxes for the property in violation. Such mailing is deemed to be service of such notice.
(g) Re-inspections shall be made as often as reasonably necessary to ensure corrective action to cure any violations of the relevant ordinances or regulations, and to bring the dwelling unit and/or residential rental property into compliance, and if necessary, the appropriate warrant may be sought for these purposes based upon the probable cause or causes supplied by the noted violations.
(h) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or prevent the village from requesting the owner or tenant in possession to submit to a voluntary inspection of the residential rental property covered by the certificate of registration if the village has probable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter has or is taking place upon the subject property or to confirm the provisions set forth in the application. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the village from seeking a lawful administrative search warrant at any time circumstances exist that would support the issuance of such a warrant.