Streamwood Title 3 Ch. 14 Rental Residential Property § 3-14-1

The following general provisions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:


A. Purpose: It is hereby declared that the purpose of this chapter is to provide for the licensing and periodic inspection of rental residential property in order to protect, preserve and promote public health, safety and welfare as follows:


1. By protecting the public health, safety and welfare by ensuring rental residential property complies with the property maintenance code of the village.


2. By preventing housing conditions from developing that adversely affect or are likely to adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare, including the physical, mental and social well being of persons occupying rental residential property within the village.


3. By preventing the overcrowding of dwellings by ensuring compliance with minimum space standards per occupant for each dwelling unit as established by the village property maintenance code.


4. By facilitating the enforcement of minimum standards for the maintenance of existing residential buildings which will help to prevent dilapidated structures.


5. By seeking to preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the village. (Ord. 2000-9, 3-16-2000)


6. By seeking to ensure that all lessors and lessees of rental residential property in the village work together to prevent criminal activity, property maintenance code violations, chronic nuisance property and unsafe conditions from occurring or persisting on rental residential property within the village. (Ord. 2015-23, 10-1-2015, eff. 1-1-2016)


B. Inspection Rights And Penalties: This chapter shall not be construed to impede in any way the right of the village to inspect any property pursuant to any other provisions of this code, nor to seek penalties for violations of other provisions of this code. (Ord. 2000-9, 3-16-2000)