South Barrington CHAPTER 19 LICENSING OF SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL PROPERTIES § 3-19-2

A. License Required:


1. Single family dwelling rental licenses ("license") shall be administered by the Village Administrator.


2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, managing agent, property agent, or other legal entity to operate, maintain or offer for rent within the Village any single family dwelling, whether vacant or occupied any part thereof, without first having obtained and maintained a current license, as provided in this Chapter.


3. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a single family dwelling, or for any owner, managing agent, or property agent to allow anyone to occupy a single family dwelling, or part thereof, which is not currently licensed as provided for in this Chapter.


4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, managing agent, property agent, or other legal entity to offer for rent or to occupy any vacant dwelling unit or any dwelling unit that becomes vacant in a single family dwelling, or any part thereof, for which a license has been revoked or while such license is under suspension.


5. Whenever an owner, managing agent, or property agent of a single family dwelling fails to obtain a proper license, the code official shall notify all tenants of the single family dwelling by first class mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, and posting a notice on all entrances to the single family dwelling indicating the following:


a. You are hereby notified that the owner, managing agent, or property agent of this single family dwelling has failed to license this property with the Village of South Barrington in violation of Title 3, Chapter 19 of the Village Code.


b. You must vacate this property within sixty (60) days of this notice.


c. If you fail to vacate this property, you will be subject to a minimum fine of $100.00 and a maximum fine of $1,000.00 for each day you remain in the single family dwelling in violation of this Chapter.


6. Whenever an owner, managing agent, or property agent of a single family dwelling fails to obtain a license, and allows persons to remain on the property, it shall be considered a violation of this Chapter, until such time as the owner, managing agent, or property agent obtains a license or takes appropriate steps to vacate the property, including, but not limited to, filing a suit for forcible entry.


7. No license shall be granted, and nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as to allow, short term rentals of residential property in violation of section 2-11 "Short Term Rentals" of the zoning ordinance.


B. Rental Agreements And Leases Required:


1. All rental agreements, leases, and renewal agreements shall be in writing, signed by the tenant(s).


2. Each rental agreement, lease or renewal agreement shall contain the following provisions and lease addendum stating the following:


Tenants and all persons who reside in the leased premises, by assuming possession of the same, agree that the landlord or his agents may release to the Police Department any information concerning the identity of all occupants.


The maximum occupancy restrictions for this property is _____________ occupants.


The tenant(s) is(are) hereby notified that, upon proper notice, the Village of South Barrington may conduct reasonable inspections of the rental residential property, with the consent of the tenant, for purposes of determining compliance with the Village of South Barrington requirements for Licensing of Rental Residential Properties and other relevant provisions of the Village Code.


TENANT(S): Signature denotes the above information was provided by your landlord and you have read and understand the information regarding the Village Ordinance, and you are 18 years of age or older. (Use additional copies of the addendum for additional tenant signatures.)


Print Name Tenant 1: _________________________________


Print Name Tenant 2: _________________________________


Signature Tenant 1: __________________________________


Signature Tenant 2: __________________________________


Date: _________________ Date: _________________


Print Name Tenant 3: _________________________________


Print Name Tenant 4: _________________________________


Signature Tenant 3: __________________________________


Signature Tenant 4: __________________________________


Date: __________________ Date: ___________________


LANDLORD: Signature denotes understanding of the above information and that the information has been provided to the tenant(s). (Landlord signature required on each addendum/tenant signature page submitted.)


Print Landlord Name: _________________________________


Landlord Signature: ___________________________________


( ) Landlord or ( ) Legal Representative Date: ________


3. Except as provided herein, this Chapter is not intended to affect the rights and obligations of the parties to a lease or rental agreement for rental residential property.


C. Owner Responsibilities:


1. The owner, managing agent, or property agent of a single family dwelling shall maintain a record for each property with the full legal name of every tenant in each dwelling unit.


2. The owner, managing agent, or property agent of a single family dwelling shall provide each tenant with the name and telephone number of a responsible person that will be available on a twenty four (24) hour basis and who has the authority to make repairs as needed.


3. The owner, managing agent, or property agent of a single family dwelling shall, prior to occupancy, inform each tenant in writing of the maximum number of persons, per dwelling unit, allowable by the International Property Maintenance Code, as adopted and amended by the Village.


4. The owner, managing agent, or property agent shall report to the Village Administrator any changes in the designation of the managing agent within seven (7) days of the change. (Ord. 2020-1227, 3-11-2020)