Carpentersville — Ch. 5.36 Residential Rental Licensing Program § 5.36.010

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the inspection and annual licensing of residential rental property so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the village including, but not limited to: A.
To protect public health, safety and welfare by ensuring residential rental units comply with minimum standards for fitness for habitation, occupancy, construction, maintenance, operation, use and appearance;
B. To protect the character and stability of residential neighborhoods and areas;
C. To correct and prevent housing conditions that adversely affect or are likely to adversely affect the life, safety, general welfare and health, including the physical, mental and social well-being of persons occupying rental dwellings;
D. To prevent the overcrowding of rental dwellings by requiring each unit to be in compliance with occupancy limitations;
E. To facilitate the enforcement of minimum standards for the maintenance of residential rental structures and premises and thus preventing slums and blighting conditions; and
F. To preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the village, and thus protect the village's tax base.