It is the purpose and intent of the Mayor and Board of Trustees to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the village and to ensure owners and occupants share responsibility to prevent and avoid nuisances in the village. The purpose of this subchapter is to identify rental property in the village, to ensure that such properties afford tenants a safe and decent place to dwell, and to require rental property with substandard conditions to meet and maintain minimum building and housing code standards, exterior maintenance standards, and to reduce criminal activity. The Mayor and Board of Trustees has determined that requiring that all rental properties be registered with the village and inspected serves these legitimate governmental interests.
(Ord. 18-1207, passed 9-13-2018)