As I discussed just a few days back, we will take a closer look at rental regulations in the suburbs of Chicago. The newest addition to the mix is the Village of Buffalo Grove’s Residential Rental Housing Program which was passed near the end of 2012 and is now in effect starting as of January 1, 2013. Established under the auspices of protecting the community’s health, safety, and welfare (that’s the justification given by most “home rule communities” [as defined by Article 7 Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution] that enact these kind of laws), the new program seeks to set minimum housing standards, stabilize residential areas, keep up housing conditions, and maintain property values.
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Renting in the ‘Burbs
I devote quite a bit of time on this blog to looking at Chicago and state (Illinois) landlord-tenant issues. However, landlords in the northwest suburbs and Chicagoland in general should not think that they are left out in the cold. Yes, you suburban landlords have it much easier (at least most of you do) than the City of Chicago landlords. But, your care-free days may be coming to a close in this new regulation-heavy era.
Update on Skokie multi family licensing ordinance
As I noted a few weeks ago, the Village of Skokie is proposing a new registration law related to multi family rentals. At their September 4, 2012 meeting, the Skokie village board made amendments to the proposed ordinance for multi-family licensing and tabled the matter until the October 15, 2012 meeting. This Skokie Review news … Read more
Skokie considers rental registration law for multi-family buildings
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As of today (August 30, 2012), other than a “crime free lease” law, the Village of Skokie does not have many specific landlord tenant ordinances. That could change by next week. On September 4, 2012, the Village Board will vote on a proposed ordinance to require licenses for multi-unit rental buildings. Two public hearings have already been held regarding the proposed law and although the law has had its share of critics, the Village Pubic Safety Commission has endorsed the ordinance.
The Village indicates that “Licensing of multi-unit buildings is quite common in the Chicago metropolitan area.” Well, isn’t that swell? My mother always used to tewll me that two wrongs don’t make a right. I suspect that if all of Skokie’s friends jumped off of a cliff, Skokie would too.