Hoffman Estates — Ch. 8 Art. 13 Residential Rental Property License § 8-13-2

A. It shall be unlawful for any Owner to offer for rent or lease, or to cause the rental or lease for income or for payment in return for the right to occupy or use a Residential Rental Property unless the Owner has first made application to the Village for a Residential Rental Property license on the form provided by the Village Clerk together with payment in full of the appropriate license fee, and such application is deemed complete by the Village.
B. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized, upon application and approval therefor, to issue Residential Rental Property licenses and renewals thereof in the name of the Owner.
C. Each application for a Residential Rental Property license shall include at least the following:
1. The full legal name, postal address, email address (if applicable), and telephone number of each Owner of the Residential Rental Property.
2. If the Residential Rental Property is held in a trust, the name, address and phone number of the trustee and each beneficial interest holder.
3. The postal address of the Residential Rental Property.
4. The square footage of the Residential Rental Property including individual room sizes.
5. The name, postal address, email address (if applicable) and telephone number of the Tenant with whom the Owner has a rental agreement or lease for the Residential Rental Property.
6. The name, postal address, email address (if applicable) and telephone number of any management company retained by the Owner to act as the Owner's authorized representative for the Residential Rental Property.
7. The name, postal address, email address (if applicable) and 24-hour telephone number(s) of the person designated by the Owner as available and as having authority in emergency situations to make or to authorize others to make repairs as needed.
8. The starting and ending date of the rental agreement or lease permitting the Tenant to live at the Property.
D. Each application for a Residential Rental Property license or for renewal of a Residential Rental Property license shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee of One Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($150.00) for each individual unit, except that any individual unit that is located within a building that is licensed and has its exterior inspected under a separate license program shall pay a fee of Seventy-Five and No/100 Dollars ($75.00). License application fees are nonrefundable.
E. Following Village review and verification that the Owner's application is complete and the payment of the application fee has been made, the Village's Building Official shall issue to the Owner a temporary certificate indicating that this license has been applied for, and that the Tenant's occupancy may continue until such time as the license is issued or denied after the Residential Rental Property has been inspected by the Village for compliance with applicable laws of the State of Illinois, Cook County, and the Village's Municipal Code.
F. A separate Residential Rental Property license shall be required and issued for each Residential Rental Property.
G. No Residential Rental Property license shall be issued or renewed for any Residential Rental Property which is not in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Article and the Village's Municipal Code, or where monies are owed to the Village for that property or by that Owner for the payment of transfer taxes to the State, to the County and/or to the Village, or for other fees and services owed to the Village.
H. It shall be unlawful for any Tenant to occupy a Residential Rental Property for which no Residential Rental Property license has been applied for and issued by the Village, or where the Residential Rental Property temporary certificate has been suspended or the license revoked.
I. It shall be unlawful for any Owner to offer for rent or lease for income or for payment in return for the right to occupy or use any Residential Rental Property for which a Residential Rental Property temporary certificate has been suspended or the license has been revoked.