(a) It shall be unlawful for any landlord to permit any tenant to occupy any residential rental unit in violation of any provisions of the “Crime-Free Lease Addendum” required by this chapter.
(b) No enforcement action shall be filed against a landlord unless the Village first notifies the landlord of the claimed violation and offers the landlord an opportunity to meet with Village representatives in order to determine whether the claimed violation may be resolved short of a judicial enforcement proceeding. Absent an emergency, such pre-enforcement notice and opportunity to be heard will be given to the landlord at least twenty-one days prior to the initiation of any enforcement action.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, no tenant or landlord shall be considered in violation of this chapter, or subject to any penalty or punishment under this chapter based on the following conduct by a tenant, an occupant of the premises, a guest of the tenant or occupant of the premises, or any other party under the control of the tenant or occupant of the premises or with the permission or consent of the tenant or occupant of the premises.
(1) Making or permitting to be made calls for police or emergency services intended to prevent or respond to domestic violence or sexual violence;
(2) Making or permitting to be made calls for police or emergency services needed to prevent or respond to incidents of actual or threatened domestic or sexual violence;
(3) Making or permitting to be made calls for police or emergency services by, on behalf of, or otherwise concerning any individual with a disability, where the purpose of the contact was related to that individual’s disability.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in this section, no tenant or landlord shall be considered in violation of this chapter, or subject to any penalty or punishment under this ordinance based on an incident or incidents of actual or threatened domestic violence or sexual violence against a tenant, household member or a guest occurring in the dwelling unit or on the premises.
(e) The exception set forth in subsections (c) and (d) are not applicable to the actual perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual violence occurring in the dwelling unit or on the premises who shall be subject to penalty under this chapter.
(Ord. 1478. Passed 11-8-10; Ord. 1611. Passed 1-25-16.)