DeKalb, IL Municipal Code Ch. 10 Landlord-Tenant Regulations § 10.16

a) Every Landlord shall register its rental property annually with the City of DeKalb. Registration
   forms and the required annual registration fee shall be submitted by not later than December
   1, to be effective for the following calendar year. The registration shall specify every rental
   unit and further provide complete information required on the registration application in the
   form provided by the City Manager or designee. The registration shall also include the
   Landlord’s security plan to prevent the occurrence of unlawful activity at the rental property
   (the “Security Plan”). Landlord may submit a single Security Plan for a multi-unit rental
   property. The Security Plan may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: Landlord’s
   enforcement of banned list and no trespass agreements; Landlord’s prompt enforcement of
   the crime free housing lease addendum; Landlord’s tenant screening; Landlord’s routine
   inspections of the rental property; and Landlord’s provision of security measures including,
   but not limited to, alarms, cameras, keys, lighting, and licensed private security. Every
   Landlord must ensure that the information contained in the registration form is maintained on
   a current basis, providing updated information to the City within ten (10) days of any changes.
   Every Landlord must designate and register a local agent, above eighteen (18) years of age,
   who resides within DeKalb County and is authorized to receive process for any legal
   proceeding initiated to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Registration information shall
   be available to the general public upon request. Any Landlord who rents a rental unit that has
   not been registered with the City or fails to update information required for registration may
   be subject to a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000.00) per subject
   property, for each week that the violation is permitted to persist.

b) Annual registrations shall be accompanied by an annual registration fee, as follows:

     1. As determined by the City Council from time to time.

c) The annual registration fee is due by December 1 preceding the year of registration. Any
   Landlord registering property at any time after December 1 preceding the year of registration
   shall be subject to a late registration fee of $50, plus $5 per unit.

d) Regardless of the date of registration, all subsequent years’ registrations shall follow the
   calendar year and there shall be no proration of annual registration fees.

e) There shall not be a fee for updating registration/ownership data with the City, in the event of
   a change in designated property manager or Landlord. However, should a rental property
   change ownership, a new registration must be submitted, along with an annual registration
   fee, within thirty (30) days of such change in ownership.

f)   Landlord Educational Programs:

     1. The City shall conduct Landlord educational programs for Landlords on an annual basis,
        advising of strategies for crime prevention and avoidance, updates to City Codes or
        applicable regulations, techniques for better interaction with Tenants, and similar matters.
        Such training may also include information regarding allowance of service animals within
        rental premises. (2015-36)

     2. All new registrants are required to attend a Landlord Educational Program in person within
        three (3) months of their initial registration, provided a class of six or more are newly
        enrolled. The City shall develop an electronic course suitable for remote review and

completion for smaller classes of new registrants and by all registrants as a refresher on
     an annual basis in succeeding years.

  3. The failure to attend a Landlord Educational Program as required shall be regarded as a
     failure to register, punishable by a fine and late registration fee accordingly. (2014-11)

  4. For purposes of the Educational Program, the person designated as the contact person
     for each rental property must also participate in the refresher program on an annual basis.