Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-28 § 7-28-840
Condominium and cooperative buildings – Plan for treatment of bed bugs (Chicago Health Nuisances Ordinance)
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(a) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, the governing association of a condominium or cooperative building shall prepare a pest management plan for the detection, inspection and treatment of bed bugs in the building. The plan shall include the provisions of Section 7-28-830 (c). (b) The governing association shall maintain written records of any pest control measures in the building performed by a pest management professional retained by the governing association and any report prepared by the pest management professional. The plan and records shall be: (1) maintained either on-site in the building or at the property management office; (2) maintained for three years; and (3) open to inspection upon request by authorized city personnel, including but not limited to employees of the departments of health and buildings. (c) Every owner of condominium unit or a lessee with a proprietary lease in a cooperative shall immediately notify, in writing, the governing association of any known or reasonably suspected bed bug infestation in the presence of the unit or cooperative, clothing, furniture or other personal property located in the unit or cooperative, and cooperate with the governing association in the control, treatment and eradication of bed bug infestation found or suspected to be in the unit or cooperative. (d) For purposes of this section the following definitions apply: "Condominium unit" or "unit" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 13-72-010 . "Cooperative building" means a building or buildings and the tract, lot, or parcel on which the building or buildings are located and fee title to the land and building or buildings is owned by a corporation or other legal entity in which the shareholders or other co-owners each also have a long-term proprietary lease or other long-term arrangement of exclusive possession for a specific unit of occupancy space located within the same building or buildings. "Cooperative" is an individual dwelling unit within a cooperative building. "Governing association" means the board of managers of a condominium homeowners' association or the board of directors of a cooperative building. (e) The commissioner shall prepare and post on the health department's publicly accessible website a sample plan for the detection, inspection and treatment of bed bugs for the governing association of condominium or cooperative building. The sample plan shall set forth the best practices for the detection and treatment of bed bugs in such buildings. (Added Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 55787, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 85543, § 1) Editor's note - Per Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 55787, § 6, §§ 7-28-810 - 7-28-900 become effective on 12-23-13.
Under Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-28 § 7-28-840, the governing board of a condominium or cooperative building is required to create and maintain a written pest management plan specifically addressing bed bug detection, inspection, and treatment. Records of all professional pest control work must be kept for at least three years and made available to authorized city inspectors on request. Individual unit owners and cooperative lessees must promptly notify the governing association in writing of any known or suspected bed bug infestation and cooperate with remediation efforts.
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Governing associations of condominium and cooperative buildings subject to Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-28 § 7-28-840 generally keep a current, written bed bug pest management plan that incorporates the provisions of Section 7-28-830(c) and store it either on-site or at the property management office. Compliant associations also retain documentation of all pest control work performed by licensed professionals for a minimum of three years and make those records accessible to city health and buildings department personnel upon request. The Chicago Department of Public Health posts a sample plan on its website that governing associations can reference when drafting or updating their own plans.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-28 § 7-28-840, condominium unit owners and cooperative lessees have a defined obligation to notify the governing association in writing as soon as a bed bug infestation is known or reasonably suspected, and to cooperate with the association's treatment and eradication efforts. Tenants and unit owners also have the right to request inspection of the building's pest management plan and related professional pest control records, which the governing association is required to keep accessible. Those who believe a governing association is not meeting its obligations under this section may consider contacting the Chicago Department of Buildings or Department of Health, or reaching out to a tenant-rights organization for general guidance.
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