(A) Any owner, agent or designee of residential rental property is required to utilize a crime free lease addendum or have a clause in the lease similar to a crime free lease addendum for any leases executed. At the crime free multi-housing training seminar, samples of the crime free lease addendum will be provided. The clause is to make criminal activity (not limited to violent criminal activity or drug related criminal activity engaged by, facilitated by or permitted by the renter, member of the household, guest or other party under the control of the renter) a lease violation. The landlord shall have the authority under that clause to initiate an eviction proceeding as specified by the Illinois Compiled Statutes of Forcible Entry and Detainer statutes, being ILCS 735, Act 5, §§ 9-101 et seq. Proof of criminal violation shall be a preponderance of the evidence.
(B) Crime free multi-housing requirements.
(1) (a) The owner, manager, operator or other person in control of a multi-tenant/mixed use property must attend a crime free multi-housing training session to obtain a license under this chapter.
(b) Any property owner that has taken the crime free multi-housing training session and possesses a certification less than three years old from another municipality will not have to repeat the course in the city. He or she must provide a copy of his or her certificate to the Director to be placed in the property file.
(2) Each property owner shall submit to a simple inspection of the exterior of their properties along with an inspection of all common areas of the rental building. These inspections are based on the concept of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).
(3) Each property shall have a community social/community meeting introducing crime free multi-housing to the tenants. The social is designed to gather ideas and concerns to make their building and community safer.
(4) Each owner, manager, operator or other person in control of a multi-tenant/mixed use property must attend a refresher training session for crime free multi-housing every three years.
(5) Failure to obtain the above requirements shall result in a suspension and/or revocation of the ROL license and be subject to fines and or penalties under this chapter or the Criminal Statutes of the state, being ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, §§ 1-1 et seq.
(Ord. 08-25, passed 4-8-2008)