12-5-10: ENFORCEMENT:

   A.   The provisions of this article shall apply to all agents, successors and assignees of an applicant.

   B.   The Village may institute injunction, mandamus, or any other appropriate legal actions or proceedings for the enforcement of this article. In addition, any person, firm, or entity, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day such violation or failure to comply is permitted to exist after notification thereof shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 19-26, 3-11-2019)

ARTICLE 6 RESIDENTIAL TENANT AND LANDLORD ORDINANCE

SECTION:

12-6-1: Title, Purpose and Scope

12-6-2: Exclusions

12-6-3: Definitions

12-6-4: Rental Agreements

12-6-5: Tenant Rights

12-6-6: Tenant Remedies

12-6-7: Tenant Obligations

12-6-8: Landlord Rights

12-6-9: Landlord Remedies

12-6-10: Landlord Obligations

12-6-11: Security Deposit

12-6-12: Retaliatory Conduct

12-6-13: Prohibition Against Lockouts

12-6-14: Summary Attachment to Rental Agreement

12-6-15: Rights and Remedies Under Other Laws

12-6-16: Enforcement

12-6-1: TITLE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

   A.   This article shall be known and may be cited as the Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance and shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purposes and policies.

   B.   The purpose of this article and the policy of the Village is to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents, to establish the rights and obligations of the tenant and the landlord in the rental of dwelling units, and to encourage the tenant and the landlord to maintain and improve the quality of housing.

   C.   This article applies to, regulates, and determines rights, obligations, and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within the Village. In addition, this article applies specifically to rental agreements for dwelling units operated under subsidy programs of agencies of the United States and/or the State of Illinois, including specifically programs operated or subsidized by the Oak Park Housing Authority, Housing Authority of Cook County and/or Illinois Housing Development Authority to the extent that this article is not in direct conflict with statutory or regulatory provisions governing such programs.

   D.   This article is subject to the home rule as established by the Constitution of the State of Illinois Article VII Section 6. Powers of Home Rule Units. This article regulates all residential buildings and structures that exist or are erected, constructed, altered, demolished, or relocated within the boundaries of the Village. (Ord. 21-60, 7-19-2021)