Park Forest — Ch. 54 Human Relations § 54-178
Records
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All persons affected by this article shall maintain for at least one (1) year their records, if any, bearing on compliance with this article, except that records with respect to a matter as to which such person has been notified of a pending complaint under this article or pending litigation shall be maintained during the pendency of such complaint or litigation. Such records shall be open for inspection to the village manager during regular business hours. Such persons shall furnish information from such records in the form requested, from time to time, by the village manager.
Park Forest Ch. 54 § 54-178 requires anyone covered by the Human Relations article to keep relevant compliance records for a minimum of one year. If a complaint or lawsuit is pending, those records must be preserved for the entire duration of that proceeding, regardless of the one-year baseline. The village manager has the right to inspect these records during regular business hours and to request information from them in a specified format.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 54-178, property owners and managers subject to the Human Relations article generally maintain organized compliance records and retain them for at least one year from creation. When notified of a pending complaint or litigation, a compliant operator continues to preserve all relevant records until that matter is fully resolved. Operators also make those records available to the village manager during regular business hours and respond to any requests for information in the format the village manager specifies.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 54-178 establishes that parties covered by Park Forest's Human Relations article — which can include housing providers — are obligated to keep records that bear on compliance, and those records are subject to review by the village manager. If a tenant has filed a complaint under this article, this provision supports the preservation of records relevant to that complaint for the duration of the proceeding. Tenants who believe records are being withheld or destroyed may consider contacting the village manager's office or a local tenant-rights organization to understand what options exist under this provision.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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