4-14-040 Legal duties.
   (a)   Descriptive information on listing – Required. Each shared housing host shall include the following information in every listing of a shared housing unit on a platform:
      (1)   the shared housing host's cancellation and check-in and check-out policies;
      (2)   a statement on: (i) whether the shared housing unit is wheelchair or ADA accessible; (ii) whether the shared housing unit has any parking availability or restrictions; and (iii) the availability of, or restrictions on, the use of any recreational facilities or other amenities applicable to guests;
      (3)   a description of the shared housing unit, including the number of sleeping rooms and bathrooms, and whether the entire dwelling unit, or only a portion thereof, is available for rent; and
      (4)   the registration number assigned by the department to the shared housing unit.
   (b)   Operating requirements. Each shared housing host shall comply with the following operating requirements:
      (1)   Soaps and clean linens – Required. Each shared housing host shall provide guests with soap, clean individual bath cloths and towels, and clean linen. All linens, bath cloths and towels shall be kept in good repair and changed between guests.
      (2)   Sanitized utensils – Food disposal – Required. Each shared housing host shall clean and sanitize the shared housing unit and all dishes, utensils, pots, pans and other cooking utensils between guests, and dispose of all food, beverages and alcohol left by the previous guests.
      (3)   Notification to police of illegal activity – Required. Each shared housing host shall immediately notify and cooperate with the police department if the shared housing host knows or suspects that any criminal activity, egregious condition or public nuisance is taking place in the shared housing unit.
      (4)   Registration number in advertisements, listings, rental agreements and bookings for future rental – Required. Each shared housing host shall conspicuously display in legible type the shared housing unit's registration number in: (i) every advertisement of any type in connection with the rental of the shared housing unit, (ii) every listing of the shared housing unit on any platform, and (iii) every rental agreement for, and booking for future rental of, any shared housing unit. Failure to comply with this requirement shall create a rebuttable presumption that the shared housing unit is being operated without the proper registration.
      (5)   Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors – Required. Each shared housing host shall ensure that the shared housing unit is in compliance with applicable laws regarding the installation and maintenance of functioning smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
      (6)   Posting contact information – Posting evacuation diagram – Required. Each shared housing host shall post in a conspicuous place near the entrance of the shared housing unit: (i) the name and telephone number of a local contact person; and (ii) an evacuation diagram identifying all means of egress from the shared housing unit and the building in which it is located.
      (7)   Food handling safety – Required. Each shared housing host that provides food to guests shall comply with all applicable food handling and licensing requirements of this Code and Department of Public Health rules.
      (8)   Registration records – Required. Each shared housing host shall maintain current guest registration records which contain the following information about each guest: (i) name, (ii) contact information, (iii) signature, and (iv) dates of accommodation.
      (9)   Maintenance of records – Required. Each shared housing host shall keep the guest registration records required under subsection (b)(8) of this section on file for three years. Except in cases where a shared housing host consents to disclosure of the applicable guest registration records or some other exception to a warrant applies, including exigent circumstances, guest registration records shall be subject to disclosure to an authorized city official pursuant only to a proper search warrant, administrative subpoena, judicial subpoena, or other lawful procedure to compel the production of records that affords the licensee an opportunity for precompliance review by a neutral decisionmaker.
   (c)   Public accommodation – Discriminatory practices prohibited. Each shared housing unit shall be deemed to be a public accommodation within the meaning of Section 6-10-070. It shall be unlawful for any person that owns, leases, rents, operates, manages or in any manner controls such public accommodation to withhold, deny, curtail, limit or discriminate concerning the full use of such public accommodation by any individual because of the individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status or source of income in violation of Section 6-10-070.
   (d)   Disclosure and acknowledgment required.
      (1)   A building or dwelling unit owner, or agent thereof, shall not execute an oral or written lease, contract to lease, or accept any money or other valuable consideration in an application for an oral or written lease fora dwelling unit without disclosing to the tenant or applicant in written form if the building or dwelling unit owner knows that:
         (i)   The dwelling unit being leased is registered with the City of Chicago as a shared housing unit;
         (ii)   The dwelling unit being leased is ineligible under Section 4-13-260(a) to be rented as a shared housing unit.
      (2)   The tenant or applicant shall be required to execute a receipt acknowledging that these written disclosures have been made.
      (3)   All owners of residential dwelling units and buildings (and their agents) shall, at the time of any offering for sale of said residential dwelling units and buildings, or in the case where improved real property is held under trust, at the time of any offering for sale of the real property which forms the corpus of the trust, or at the transfer of the beneficial interest in such property, including contract sale, be required to disclose to the purchaser or prospective purchaser if the owner knows that:
         (i)   The dwelling unit being sold is registered with the City of Chicago as a shared housing unit;
         (ii)   The dwelling unit being sold is ineligible under Section 4-13-260(a) to be rented as a shared housing unit or vacation rental.
      (4)   The purchaser or prospective purchaser shall be required to execute a receipt acknowledging that these written disclosures have been made.
   (e)   Compliance with tax laws – Required. Each shared housing host shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding the collection and payment of taxes, including but not limited to the Chicago Hotel Accommodation Tax Ordinance, Chapter 3-24 of this Code (where applicable).
(Added Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 27712, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43564, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. VI, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-9-20, p. 20269, § 27; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 12; Amend Coun. J. 3-24-21, p. 28843, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 21)