Spring Valley CHAPTER 11 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY § 3-11-5

(A) Each applicant for a license or renewal license to maintain a rental residential property, for the purpose of renting it to others or for the purpose of allowing others to occupy it as a dwelling unit or a rooming unit shall file a written application with the Code official stating:


1. The full legal name, address, and home and work telephone numbers of each and every owner of the rental residential property.


2. The address of the rental residential property.


3. The number of dwelling units or rooming units within the rental residential property.


4. In the case of a rental residential property owner who does not reside within a twenty five (25) mile radius of Spring Valley City Hall (215 North Greenwood Street, Spring Valley, IL), the name, address and phone number of his or her agent with authority for receipt of service or notice of a violation of the provisions of this chapter and/or for receipt of service or notice related to compliance and/or enforcement of this chapter and/or the building or zoning ordinances of the City of Spring Valley.


5. Whenever there is a change in the ownership of a rental residential property or the owner's property agent, the owners shall, within thirty (30) days of such changes, file an updated written notice with the Code official indicating such changes.


6. Approval must be obtained from the Code official prior to any change being made in the number of dwelling units or rooming units within a licensed rental residential property. Application for such change shall be made on a form provided by the Code official. The Code official will review the proposed change and respond to the property owner within thirty (30) days of the filing of the application. Any and all changes must meet all Zoning and Building Code requirements of the City of Spring Valley.


7. The full legal name of the adult tenant and/or adult tenants of the rental residential property. Additionally, the owner shall provide written notice to the City of any change in the tenant and/or pursuant to the definition of tenant as provided herein, adult occupant of the rental residential property.


(B) Each application for a new license or a renewal of an existing license shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for single family residential rental property, multiple family dwelling residential rental property, or rooming house residential property. in addition, an additional dwelling unit and a rooming unit fee of ten dollars ($10.00) will be assessed for each dwelling unit(s) and rooming unit(s) in excess of one. All such fees shall be required to be paid with any new license application. Additionally, the fee(s) for any prior years where a license for residential rental property was required by this Code but not obtained shall be due and payable at that time. Any newly issued license shall be valid unless suspended and/or revoked, as provided herein, from the date of issuance up to and including December 31 of the year of issuance. All residential rental licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. The charge for any license renewal after an initial license has been issued shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). in the event that any license application fee due in regards to a renewal of an existing license shall not be paid by December 31 of any given year, then, in that event, there shall be an additional late charge assessed in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). All fees and charges required by this Subsection shall be due and payable at the Office of the Spring Valley City Clerk and Billing Department. (Ord. 1643, 10-10-2016; amd. Ord. 1661, 1-30-2017; Ord. 1842, 6-6-2022; Ord. 1914, 4-7-2025)