Mundelein — Ch. 16.44 Rental Housing Properties § 16.44.190
No effect on leases
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This chapter is not intended to and does not affect the rights and obligations of the parties to a lease, oral or written, of a residential rental property.
Section 16.44.190 of Mundelein's Rental Housing Properties chapter clarifies that the regulations contained in Chapter 16.44 operate independently of any lease agreement between a landlord and tenant. The rights and duties created by a lease—whether written or verbal—remain intact and are not altered, expanded, or diminished by this chapter. In other words, the chapter addresses housing standards and related municipal requirements without stepping into the contractual relationship the parties have established.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 16.44.190, compliant operators understand that their obligations under Chapter 16.44 exist alongside, not instead of, whatever lease terms they have agreed to with tenants. A landlord who meets the chapter's municipal requirements is not thereby relieved of any duties spelled out in the lease itself. Property managers generally keep their lease obligations and their municipal compliance obligations as separate, parallel responsibilities.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 16.44.190 makes clear that any rights a tenant holds under a lease—oral or written—are not waived, reduced, or overridden by Chapter 16.44. Tenants can still rely on their lease terms to assert rights or raise defenses in a dispute, independent of what the chapter does or does not require. Tenant-rights organizations in the Mundelein area can help clarify how lease-based rights and municipal housing regulations interact in a given context.
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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