Chicago Ridge — Ch. 14 Art. III Rental Units and Dwellings § 14-80

Whenever, upon inspection of the licensed multiple dwelling, common areas or rental dwelling unit, it is determined that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any applicable rules and fire, building and zoning code regulations pursuant thereto, the village shall serve the owner or operator and tenants of the rental dwelling unit in violation of the provisions of this chapter with notice of such violation in the manner hereinafter provided. Such notice shall state that unless the violations cited are corrected within reasonable time, the operating license may be suspended.
Notice to the owner or operator of the property and to the tenants that shall include the following: (1)
Description of the property sufficient for identification.
(2) A statement listing the applicable violation(s) of the Crime-Free Lease Addendum or violations of this chapter.
(3) Notice that the Crime Free Lease Addendum and this chapter does not penalize tenants based on:
a. Contact made to the police or seeking other emergency services, if (i) the contact was made with the intent to prevent or respond to domestic violence or sexual violence; (ii) the intervention or emergency assistance was needed to respond to or prevent domestic violence or sexual violence; or (iii) the contact was made by, on behalf of, or otherwise concerns an individual with a disability and the purpose of the contact was related to that individual's disability;
b. An incident or incidents of actual or threatened domestic violence or sexual violence against the tenant, household member, or guest occurring in the rental unit or on the premise; or
c. Criminal activity or a local ordinance violation occurring in the rental unit or on the premise that is directly relating to domestic violence or sexual violence, engaged in by a tenant, member of a tenant's household, guest, or other party, and against a tenant, household member, guest or other party.
Upon receiving such notice, the owner or operator and/or the tenant shall have the right to request an informal hearing before the Chief of Police or his/her designee within seven days of receipt of the notice.