In mid-2010, the City of North Chicago passed a new ordinance (number 2010-75) requiring the regulation of rental buildings and the licensing of landlords within the city limits. The new law makes it illegal for any party to rent without a landlord license. Licenses are to cost $35 per building address per year. Licenses expire annually on April 30 or when title to at least 50% of the real estate is transferred. While the North Chicago law is not as expansive as the laws in Chicago and Evanston, the municipality now joins the ranks of the small number of municipalities who regulate local residential rental activities.
