Streamwood Title 3 Ch. 14 Rental Residential Property § 3-14-5

A. An inspection shall be scheduled with the code official within thirty (30) days of the application for a new license or a renewal thereof for any rental residential properties.


B. Upon receipt of a completed application for a license for any rental residential property including the payment of all required fees, and the scheduling of a required licensing inspection, the code official shall issue a temporary certificate indicating that a license has been duly applied for, and that such license shall be issued or denied after the property has been inspected for compliance with applicable village codes. A temporary certificate shall authorize continued occupancy of the rental residential property pending the inspection, issuance or denial of the license. In no event shall a temporary certificate be valid for longer than one hundred twenty (120) days after issuance.


C. Licensing inspections of single-family rental residential property shall include the interior and exterior of the premises and, in the case of multi-family rental residential property, shall include the interior of each unit and the building's common area.


D. When a licensing inspection of a rental residential property reveals any violations of applicable codes, a compliance time frame will be set by the code official. In establishing a compliance time frame, the code official shall determine the reasonable maximum time necessary to correct the violations based upon the number and severity of the violations. The code official shall send notice to the property owner or the listed property agent and the named prospective current tenant(s) by regular U.S. mail at the last address provided on the most recent license application. Said notice shall include the following:


1. Description of the property sufficient for identification;


2. A statement listing the violations of applicable codes;


3. A statement of the date upon which the licensing reinspection will occur; and


4. An explanation that, if upon completion of the licensing reinspection the requirements of applicable village codes have not been met, then a written denial of the license application revoking the temporary certificate will be issued.


E. A licensing reinspection will be conducted at the end of the compliance time frame. Upon completion of the licensing reinspection of the rental residential property, a license shall be issued if the rental residential property meets the requirements of applicable village codes. If the code official finds that the requirements of applicable village codes have not been met, then a written denial of the license application revoking the temporary certificate and specifying the defect shall be transmitted by regular U.S. mail to the applicant.


F. Rental residential property which is in total compliance at the time of the licensing inspection shall be issued a license to replace the temporary certificate. If said property remains in compliance and no violations occur within the period covered by the license and the tenants do not change during the license period, a one year extension of the license may be given, at no additional charge and with no additional inspections being required. If any violation occurs, then an additional inspection may be required.


G. All additional inspections made necessary because of cited violations remaining uncorrected at the time of the initial license reinspection shall be subject to a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per inspection/per inspector.


H. Applications for license renewal shall be made in the same manner as for new applications except that such applications shall state thereon that it is for license renewal.


I. As part of the rental housing inspection, all rental units shall be equipped with working smoke detectors as required by the code and a minimum of one carbon monoxide detector. The type of carbon monoxide detector as required by the code and approved by the code official as to location and type. (Ord. 2006-12, 3-16-2006)