BUILDING INSPECTOR: A designated employee of the Village charged with the enforcement of this ordinance.
LANDLORD:
1. Any person or entity who alone, jointly, or severally with others has legal title to any land or premises located in the village which is leased in whole or in part for residential purposes; or
2. Any person who is an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of the estate of a legal title holder of land or premises located in the village which is leased in whole or in part for residential purposes; or
3. Any person who is a mortgagee in possession, or has been appointed to serve as the trustee of any land or premises located in the village which is leased in whole or in part for residential purposes.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE: The duly adopted Property Maintenance Code of the Village of Monee.
LICENSE APPLICATION: The process by which owners submit application for a license to operate one or more rental units in the Village. All rental units must be licensed to be occupied by tenants. A license and certificate of occupancy may be refused or revoked by the Village on units not in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
RENTAL UNIT: One or more rooms containing individualized cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities which is designed to be occupied or intended for use by one household.
TENANT: A person not the owner who occupies a rental unit with the consent of the owner for monetary or non-monetary consideration. A family member of the owner shall not be considered a tenant. (Ord. 1959, 9-9-2020)
A. Application Form: Prior to engaging in the business of renting any rental unit to the public, every owner of a rental property, whether occupied or vacant, shall file with the Village a completed license application including the appropriate fee for each rental unit.
B. Initial Application Time Frame: All residential rental property must be licensed with the Village by August 1, 2020. All residential rental properties must be duly licensed with the Village. The Building Inspector shall have the sole authority to extend said time requirement for good cause.
C. License Requirement: A Landlord shall be required to obtain a license for a rental housing unit.
D. Certificate of Occupancy: A Certificate of Occupancy includes an inspection of the unit and shall be required upon any of the following events:
1. Change of Ownership;
2. Change of Occupancy of a tenant.
3. Newly identified property as a Rental Unit.
The Building Inspector shall also have the authority to enter and inspect a rental unit, upon notification to the Landlord, wherein the condition of the rental unit may be injurious to the general health, safety and welfare of the public.
E. License Time Frame: All residential rental housing licenses that are issued shall expire on July 31, annually.
F. Application Renewal Form: Application for license renewal must be filed at least thirty (30) days prior to the license expiration date.
G. New Owner Licensing: Any person becoming an owner of an existing licensed rental unit shall file a complete license application form within thirty (30) days of the property transfer; however, the new owner will not have to pay the license fee until applying for license renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the license expiration date.
H. Notification of Sale: License is non-transferrable to another person or to another rental housing unit. Every person holding a license must give notice in writing to the Village of Monee with five (5) business days after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the ownership or legal control of any licensed rental housing unit.
I. Refusal or Revocation of License: Rental units found to be non-compliant after an Administrative Adjudication hearing or by an appropriate court order with this or other applicable codes or ordinances shall lose rental status, shall have the license refused or revoked, shall not be occupied until brought back into compliance. Tenant removal shall be the responsibility of the Landlord. (Ord. 1959, 9-9-2020)
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