Hoffman Estates — Ch. 8 Art. 13 Residential Rental Property License § 8-13-3

A. The Residential Rental Property license and temporary certificate shall be purely a personal privilege, which shall expire on December 31 of the calendar year of issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked. Neither the temporary certificate nor the license shall constitute property nor shall either be subject to attachment, garnishment or execution, nor shall either be alienable or transferable except as otherwise provided herein, voluntarily or involuntarily, or subject to being encumbered or hypothecated. The Residential Rental Property temporary certificate and the license shall cease upon the death of the applicant or licensee, provided that executors or administrators of the estate of any deceased applicant or licensee, and the trustee of any insolvent or bankrupt applicant or licensee, may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent or bankrupt applicant or licensee after the death of such decedent, or such insolvency or bankruptcy, until the expiration of such license if issued, but not longer than six months after the death, bankruptcy or insolvency of such applicant or licensee.
B. If during the period for which the Residential Rental Property temporary certificate or license has been issued there is a change in the identity of the Owner or the Tenant or there is a change to any other information previously provided to the Village as part of the Residential Rental Property license application, then within ten (10) days of such change the Owner shall file with the Building Official an updated notice indicating all such changes to the information provided on the most recent Residential Rental Property license application.
C. If during the period for which the Residential Rental Property temporary certificate or license has been issued there is a change in the ownership of the Residential Rental Property, the previously issued temporary certificate or license shall automatically terminate without notice unless the new Owner submits a completed application and fee within ten (10) days of such ownership change.
D. If during the period for which a Residential Rental Property temporary certificate or license has been issued an Owner other than the licensee acquires a right to possession pursuant to court order, that subsequent Owner shall not be required during its right of possession to apply for a separate Residential Rental Property license unless the issued license expires, the temporary certificate is suspended or the license revoked, whichever first occurs.