Buffalo Grove — Ch. 15.36 Residential Rental Housing Program § 15.36.060

A. Upon submission of a completed application for a license or license renewal for any one- or two-family rental residential property and the payment of all required fees, an inspection of the one- or two-family rental residential property shall be performed at least every other year provided that the number of violations found on the premises equal three or less. If the number of violations found on the premises equals four or more, the premises must be inspected within the next 12-month period.
B. Upon submission of a completed application for a license or license renewal for any multifamily rental residential property and the payment of all required fees, an inspection of the multifamily rental residential property shall be performed within the current license year.
C. A licensing inspection of rental residential property shall include the premises and, in the case of multi-family rental residential property, a percentage of the individual dwelling units with a minimum of at least one dwelling unit. The Code Official or designee shall determine which dwelling units are to be inspected.
D. When a licensing inspection of a rental residential property reveals any violations of applicable codes, a compliance time frame will be set by the Village inspector. In establishing a compliance time frame, the Village inspector shall determine the reasonable minimal time necessary to correct the violations based upon the number and severity of the violations. The Village inspector shall provide a copy of the written inspection report. Such inspection report shall be left at the property with the owner, agent or tenant who was present for the inspection and shall include the following:
1. A description of the property sufficient for identification;
2. The inspection report listing the violations of applicable codes;
3. The inspection report indicating the date upon which the licensing reinspection will occur; and
4. An explanation that if upon completion of the licensing reinspection the requirements of applicable Village codes have not been met, then the license may be denied or revoked.
E. A licensing reinspection shall be conducted at the end of the compliance time frame. Upon completion of the licensing reinspection of the rental residential property, the Code Official shall;
1. Approve the license if the rental residential property meets the requirements of applicable Village codes; or
2. Approve a conditional license if the property cannot be fully licensed due to special circumstances; or
3. Issue a written denial of the license if the requirements of Village codes have not been met. The written denial shall specify the defect(s) that remain and shall be transmitted by regular U.S. mail to the applicant.
A conditional license may be issued for a term not exceeding six months to those rental properties which cannot be fully licensed due to special circumstances, (e.g. weather conditions, unavailability of required materials or services, or other circumstances approved by the Code Official). Any property which has not met the requirements of the applicable Village codes by the end of the conditional licensing term shall be considered unlicensed.
F. All reinspections made necessary because of cited violations shall be subject to the fee schedule as set forth in Appendix A, Table A-1, Fee Schedule of this Code.
G. When an owner or agent fails to keep a scheduled inspection or re-inspection, or fails to cancel a scheduled appointment by twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled appointment, an inspection absentee fee or cancellation fee shall be charged as set forth in Appendix A, Table A-1, Fee Schedule of this Code. Such fee shall be assessed per building or property, not for each individual dwelling unit.
H. The conditional license and the full rental residential license shall not be issued and the property shall not be considered property licensed until all fees are paid.
I. Applications for license renewals shall be made in the same manner as for new applications except that such applications shall state thereon such fact.