Olympia Fields — Ch. 6 Art. V Systematic Inspection of Rental Housing § 6-205

(a) Procedure. If the village administrator, after a hearing before the village administrator or the village administrator's designee, determines that the owner or person in charge of a rental dwelling has failed to comply with this article and the owner or person in charge has failed to abate the violations within the time allowed by the code official, the village administrator may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of compliance held by that person for that dwelling. The hearing shall be held not less than seven (7) calendar days after notice of the time, place, and subject of the hearing has been sent or delivered to the certificate holder at the holder's last known address or business address. The village's code official shall present evidence in support of the suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal, and the certificate holder shall be permitted to rebut such evidence and present any other evidence that is, in the discretion of the hearing officer, relevant and material. Based upon the evidence presented at the hearing, the village administrator shall issue a written decision. The village administrator's decision shall be final and binding, subject to the appeal procedure set forth in this Code. The suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal to renew of any certificate of compliance shall not release or discharge the certificate holder from the payment of any fees due under this article, nor shall the certificate holder be released from prosecution for violating this article.
(b) Public nuisance. The village administrator may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of compliance held by the owner or person in charge of a rental dwelling who knowingly permits the rental dwelling to be used in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance after: (1) having received written notice from the village or any other governmental entity that the use of the rental dwelling constitutes a public nuisance; and (2) having failed to take action to terminate the public nuisance after receipt of notice of such condition. The term "public nuisance" shall mean any conduct of the occupants or guests of the rental dwelling or condition of the rental building (including exterior portions of the property) that injures or endangers the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants or the surrounding community. The term "public nuisance" shall include that conduct or condition or property that has been defined by federal, state, or local law to constitute a public nuisance. Any hearing to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any certificate of compliance under this subsection shall be held in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Appeal procedure. Any person whose certificate of compliance has been suspended or revoked or not renewed by the village administrator after a hearing held under this section may appeal the village administrator's decision to the board of trustees or any standing or special committee designated by the board of trustees by filing a written notice of appeal with the village administrator within three (3) business days of the person's receipt of the village administrator's decision. The board of trustees or its designated hearing committee shall review the village administrator's decision and may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision or remand it to the village administrator for further action or review.