Rantoul — Ch. 10 Art. XII Property Maintenance Code § 10-421

Inspection

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Rantoul — Ch. 10 Art. XII Property Maintenance Code § 10-421
(a) Upon receipt of a tenant complaint, the village inspector or other code enforcement officer shall contact the tenant to arrange a mutually acceptable date and time when the inspector or officer can inspect the rental dwelling, and the property on which it is located to determine whether a violation or violations of the village's property maintenance code, as described in the tenant's complaint, exist, and the nature and severity of such alleged violation or violations. The village inspector or other code enforcement official may identify any one or more additional violations of the village's property maintenance code during the inspection, regardless of whether they are set forth in the tenant complaint.
(b) If the complaint alleges life-safety violations, the inspector or code enforcement officer shall schedule the inspection within two to four days from the date the complaint is submitted to the village. If the complaint alleges violations which are not life-safety violations, the inspector or code enforcement officer shall schedule the inspection within seven to ten days from the complaint being submitted to the village.
(c) Upon completion of the inspection, the village inspector or code enforcement officer shall prepare a report of the findings made during the inspection. The report shall include:
(1) The address of the rental dwelling.
(2) Whether any violation of the village's property maintenance code was found during the inspection.
(3) A reasonably detailed description of each code violation found and its location on the property or in the dwelling.
(4) A quotation or summary of the Ordinance provision pertaining to each violation, and a reference to the code section violated.
(5) One or more pictures of each violation found during the inspection.
(6) The time period by which the owner shall have corrected or abated each violation. The time period provided may be based upon the nature and extent of the violation.
(7) A date when the village inspector or code enforcement officer shall return to the rental dwelling for a re-inspection to determine if each violation has been corrected or abated.
(8) A statement that failure to correct or abate each of the violations within their respective time periods may result in the village instituting legal proceedings to compel correction or abatement.
(9) If the village inspector or code enforcement officer does not observe or identify any violation of the village's property maintenance code, the report shall so state.
(10) The inspection report shall be signed and dated by the inspector or code enforcement officer who conducted the inspection.
(d) The inspection report shall be provided to the owner by first-class mail, e-mail, or personally delivered. A copy of the report shall be provided to the tenant, if the tenant is still occupying the rental dwelling, by first class mail, e-mail, or personally delivered. The inspection report shall be provided to the owner and tenant within five business days from the date of the inspection.
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Plain English

Under Rantoul Ch. 10 Art. XII § 10-421, when a tenant files a property maintenance complaint, the village inspector or code enforcement officer is required to schedule and conduct an inspection of the rental dwelling within a set timeframe — two to four days for life-safety concerns, or seven to ten days for non-life-safety issues. The inspector may note any code violations observed during the visit, not just those mentioned in the original complaint. After the inspection, a detailed written report — including photos, violation descriptions, correction deadlines, and a re-inspection date — must be delivered to both the property owner and the tenant within five business days.

Written by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 · Reviewed on November 9, 2026

Plain English — not legal advice.

For Property Managers

Under § 10-421, compliant property owners and managers generally stay accessible so that inspections can be scheduled promptly after a tenant complaint is received. Once an inspection occurs, the village delivers a formal report by mail, email, or personal delivery within five business days, and that report will specify correction or abatement deadlines for each identified violation along with a scheduled re-inspection date. Operators who track those deadlines and document corrective work are generally better positioned when the re-inspection takes place, since the report explicitly notes that failure to correct violations within the stated timeframes may lead the village to pursue legal proceedings.

General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.

For Tenants

Section 10-421 gives tenants the right to have their property maintenance complaints trigger a formal inspection process, with the village inspector required to schedule the visit within two to four days for life-safety issues or seven to ten days for other violations. Tenants who are still occupying the dwelling at the time of the inspection are entitled to receive a copy of the official inspection report — including photos and violation descriptions — within five business days of the inspection date. Tenants who believe this process has not been followed, or who want to understand their options after receiving a report, may contact the village's code enforcement office directly or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for general guidance.

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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Rules and statutes that cite this regulation

IL Muni § 10-387
IL Muni § 10-410
IL Muni § 10-414
IL Muni § 10-410
IL Muni § 10-414

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