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It is unlawful for any person to alter, build, construct, demolish, erect, extend, maintain, occupy, relocate, remove, or use any structure or equipment regulated by the Chicago Construction Codes, or cause the same to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any provision of the Chicago Construction Codes.
It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, give away gratis, install, alter, repair, maintain, or use, within the City, any building material, equipment, or appliance intended for use in the City that does not conform to the standards set forth in the Chicago Construction Codes.
On and after January 1, 2023, it is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or give away gratis any smoke alarm that is not designed to receive primary power from the building wiring and does not meet the battery requirements of Section 14X-5-504.8.4.
(Added Coun. J. 2-26-21, p. 28049, § 1)
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the owner, his agent for the purpose of managing, controlling or collecting rents, and any other person managing or controlling a building or premises in any part of which there is a violation of the provisions of the Chicago Construction Codes, is liable for any violation existing or occurring, or which may have existed or occurred, at or during any time when such person is or was the person owning or managing, controlling, or acting as agent in regard to the building or premises, and is subject to injunctions, abatement orders, or other remedial orders.
The liabilities and obligations imposed on an owner also attach to a trustee under a land trust holding title to a structure or premises without the rights of possession, management, or control unless the trustee discloses the name and last known address of each person who was a beneficiary of the trust at the time of the alleged violation and of each person, if any, who was then acting as agent for the purpose of managing, controlling, or collecting rents, as shown in the records of the trust in accordance with and subject to the penalties provided in the Land Trust Beneficial Disclosure Act, 765 ILCS 405/0.01, et seq.
The liabilities and obligations imposed on an owner also attach to any mortgagee or any other person with or without an interest in the building or premises who knowingly takes any action in any judicial or administrative proceeding that is intended to delay issuance or enforcement of any remedy for any violation of the Chicago Construction Codes then in existence, provided that such person is only liable for fines which accrue on or after the date of such action and no liability may be imposed under this provision for any action taken in any proceeding, including a proceeding to foreclose on a lien, that does not delay or prevent the prosecution of an action brought by the City to enforce the Chicago Construction Codes.
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