North Riverside — Ch. 8.07 Single-Family Dwelling Rental Registration § 8.07.020

Every person, individual, firm, owner, corporation or landlord or combination thereof engaged in the business of leasing or renting any single-family dwelling, apartment building, multiple-unit, multiple dwelling, dwelling or dwelling units is hereby required to register with the Village before engaging or continuing in such business. The application shall be accompanied by a one-hundred-fifty-dollar annual registration fee for each property with four or less dwelling units leased, rented or to be rented, and a two-hundred-fifty-dollar annual registration fee for each property with five or more dwelling units leased, rented or to be rented. Applications for a change in registration for single-family dwellings due to a change in occupancy shall be accompanied by a twenty-five-dollar registration change fee. The Village shall issue said registration if the following conditions are met:
A. Code Compliance: The applicant's property is not in violation of any ordinance of the village.
B. Designation of Agent: No operating registration shall be issued or renewed for an applicant unless such applicant has first designated an agent for the receipt of service of complaints for violations of the provisions of this chapter or code and for service of process pursuant thereto when said applicant is absent from his or her normal place of business. Such a designation shall be made in writing, and shall accompany each application form.
C. Renewal of Registration: An application for renewal of an operating registration shall be made thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the current operating registration. An application form shall be mailed to owner at least forty-five days prior to the expiration of the current operating registration.
D. Notice of Change in Ownership: Every person holding an operating registration shall give notice in writing to the building official within ten days after having transferred or otherwise disposed of legal control of any registered single-family dwelling, apartment building, multiple-unit, multiple dwelling, dwelling or dwelling units. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person or persons succeeding to the ownership or control of such single-family dwelling, apartment building, multiple-unit, multiple dwelling, dwelling or dwelling units.
E. Term of Registration: Every registration shall be in effect for a one year period unless sooner revoked for cause by the village and must be renewed annually.