Schiller Park CHAPTER 98: RESIDENTIAL RENTAL DWELLINGS § 98.12
RECORDS REQUIRED
Operative Text
(A) Every owner or operator of a licensed multiple family building or single-family rental dwelling shall keep, or cause to be kept, records of all information obtained by the owner or operator pursuant to the approved procedure for registering and accounting for all residents within such multiple family building or single-family rental dwelling and: (1) All requests for repair and complaints by tenants or members of a tenants association and (2) All corrections made in response to such requests and complaints. (B) Every owner shall cause to be kept records itemizing all repairs, alterations and decorating expense in excess of $100 per expenditure for a period of three years after such expenditure. Such records shall be made available to the Village during normal business hours upon request of the Building Official. (C) The foregoing records shall be made available by the owner or operator to the Building Official for inspection and copying upon request. Such records shall be admissible in any administrative or judicial proceeding pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter as prima facie evidence of a violation of this code. (Ord. 94-1890, passed 10-11-94; Am. Ord. 95-1909, passed 1-28-95; Am. Ord. 99-2148, passed 1-12-99; Am. Ord. 18-4110, passed 12-20-18) Penalty, see § 98.99
Schiller Park § 98.12 requires owners and operators of licensed rental properties to maintain detailed records covering resident registration, tenant repair requests and complaints, and the corrections made in response to those issues. Separately, records of individual repair, alteration, and decorating expenditures exceeding $100 must be kept for at least three years. These records must be made available to the Village's Building Official upon request, and they can be used as prima facie evidence of a code violation in administrative or judicial proceedings.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 98.12, compliant operators of licensed multiple-family buildings and single-family rentals maintain organized files documenting resident registration, every tenant repair request or complaint, and the corresponding corrective action taken. They also retain itemized records of repair, alteration, and decorating expenditures over $100 for a rolling three-year period. Operators make these records accessible to the Building Official during normal business hours when requested, understanding that the records themselves may be introduced as evidence in any proceeding under this subchapter.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section § 98.12 gives tenants an indirect but meaningful protection: landlords are legally required to document repair requests, complaints, and the responses to them, and those records can serve as prima facie evidence in administrative or judicial proceedings under this subchapter. If a landlord fails to maintain or produce these records, that failure may itself be relevant in a dispute. Tenants who believe their landlord is not complying with these recordkeeping requirements can contact the Village of Schiller Park's Building Official or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization to understand available options.
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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