(a) Departmental report – Required. Each licensee under this Article II shall submit to the Department, every two months, a report, in a form approved by the Commissioner, that contains the following information about each of the short term residential rentals listed through the intermediary's platform during the applicable reporting period: (i) the total number of short term residential rentals listed on the platform during the applicable reporting period; (ii) the license or registration number of each short term residential rental listed on the platform during the applicable reporting period; (iii) the address, including the unit number if applicable, of each short term residential rental listed on the platform during the applicable reporting period; (iv) the exact number of nights that each short term residential rental listed on the platform was rented to guests during the applicable reporting period; (v) the amount of rent paid by guests in connection with the rental of each short term residential rental listed on the platform during the applicable reporting period; (vi) the total amount of tax paid by the intermediary to the city under Section 3-24-030 in connection with the rental of each short term residential rental listed on the platform during the applicable reporting period; and (vii) a cumulative tally to date of the number of nights that each short term residential rental listed on the platform is booked for rental during the remaining months of the applicable calendar year.
(b) Additional departmental reports – Required when. Upon request by the Commissioner, each licensee under this Article II shall submit to the Department, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner, data identifying the total number of short term residential rentals that have been rented for more than 30 nights, or for any other period of nights during the current, previous, or subsequent calendar year, that the Commissioner reasonably determines is necessary to assist the Department in enforcing this Chapter 4-13 or Chapters 4-14 or 4-16 or Sections 4-6-180, 4-6-290 and 4-6-300 of this Code.
(c) Aldermanic report – Required. Each licensee under this Article II shall have a duty to submit to each alderman and to the Department, every two months, a report, in a form approved by the Commissioner, that contains, on a ward specific basis for the respective ward, the information set forth in items (i) through (vii) of subsection (a) of this section about each of the short term residential rentals listed on the intermediary's platform during the applicable reporting period.
(d) Maintaining books and records – Required. Each licensee under this Article II shall keep accurate books and records and maintain such books and records for a period of three years.
(e) Additional reports and data. Each licensee under this Article II shall provide additional reports and data to the Department as provided by the Commissioner in rules.
(f) Form of data and report submission. The information contained in the reports required under subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section may be submitted in an anonymized form that removes personally identifiable information about the Provider. Provided, however, that if the information required under subsections (a), (b) or (c) has been submitted in an anonymized form and the Commissioner requires de-anonymized information about a Provider or short term residential rental in connection with an audit conducted by the Department to determine compliance with this Chapter 4-13 or Chapters 4-14 or 4-16 of this Code, or the Commissioner reasonably determines that a Provider or short term residential rental is: (i) the scene of a crime or other illegal act under investigation by any local, State or Federal law enforcement agency, or (ii) operating in violation of this Chapter or Chapters 4-14 or 4-16 of this Code or any other applicable provision of this Code, including, but not limited to, the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, the Commissioner may issue an order, in the form of a subpoena, directing the intermediary to provide the information in a de-anonymized form, including, but not limited to, the name of the Provider, the address of the short term residential rental, the details of the unit's rentals, and any information within the control or possession of the intermediary regarding the guests of the short term residential rental or the rental of the unit. The intermediary shall, within 21 calendar days of the date on which such order is issued, either provide the de-anonymized information or file a legal objection to such order in writing with the Commissioner. If the intermediary or shared housing host files a legal objection, the Commissioner shall provide a hearing on the objection within 10 business days, as provided by rule. The Commissioner's determination shall be final and may be appealed in the manner provided by law. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered a limitation or restriction on the Commissioner's powers and duties under Chapter 2-25.
(Added Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 27712, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 9-9-20, p. 20269, § 13; Amend Coun. J. 3-24-21, p. 28843, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. V, § 3)