Carpentersville — Ch. 5.36 Residential Rental Licensing Program § 5.36.110
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A. The owners and their designated property agents shall be responsible for informing their tenants of any scheduled inspection or re-inspection of any residential rental property; and they shall be responsible for requesting permission from any person whose consent is necessary for village inspector to enter the property if that person is not home at the time of the inspection or re-inspection. B. The village shall provide notice to both the owner and the tenant, on a form provided by the village, of their right to refuse consent to the residential licensing inspection and to require the village to obtain an administrative search warrant. C. If any owner, property agent, occupant or other person in control and/or possession and whose consent to inspect is necessary concerning a residential rental property or a dwelling unit contained therein fails or refuses to consent to access and entry to the property or dwelling unit under his or her control for any residential licensing inspection required by this article, the code official or his or her designee may apply to the circuit court for an administrative search warrant. The application for the administrative search warrant shall specify the basis upon which the warrant is being sought and shall include a statement that the inspection shall be limited to a determination whether there are any violations of the minimum standards of the village. D. Nothing set forth herein shall limit the right of a tenant to grant the village access to the dwelling unit.
Carpentersville Ch. 5.36 § 5.36.110 establishes the rules governing how village inspectors may enter residential rental properties for licensing inspections. Both owners and tenants must be notified of scheduled inspections, and any party whose consent is required has the right to refuse entry — at which point the village may seek an administrative search warrant from a circuit court. The warrant process requires the village to specify the basis for the inspection and confirm it is limited to checking for minimum housing standard violations. Separately, a tenant always retains the independent right to allow the village access to their own dwelling unit, regardless of the owner's position.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Carpentersville Ch. 5.36 § 5.36.110, compliant property owners and their designated agents generally take responsibility for notifying tenants of any upcoming inspection or re-inspection and for coordinating requests for access when a tenant is not home. Operators also ensure that tenants receive the village-provided notice explaining the right to refuse consent and the administrative search warrant process. Maintaining clear communication with both tenants and the village about inspection scheduling is a standard practice for operators seeking to remain in good standing under the residential rental licensing program.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Carpentersville Ch. 5.36 § 5.36.110 gives tenants the right to receive advance notice of any scheduled licensing inspection and to be informed — on a village-provided form — of their right to refuse consent to that inspection. If a tenant declines to allow entry, the village's recourse is to apply to a circuit court for an administrative search warrant rather than entering without permission. Tenants who have questions about how these rights apply to their situation may find it helpful to consult a local tenant-rights organization or review the village's official notice form for further detail.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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