For the purposes of this article, the following terms are hereby
defined:
BUILDING COMMISSIONER
The Building Commissioner of the City of Hometown or any
person authorized to act by the Building Commissioner.
DWELLING UNIT
Any part of a building used as a residence or sleeping place
by one or more persons.
OWNER
The legal title holder or holders of the realty, except:
(A)
If legal title is held by an Illinois land trust, "owner" shall
mean the beneficial owner or owners of the land trust; and
(B)
If there is a purchaser or purchasers under a real estate installment
sales contract, "owner" shall mean the purchaser or purchasers.
RENTAL HOUSING
Any single- or multifamily building containing one or more
dwelling units occupied by a tenant for which rental income is paid.
Rental housing does not include a condominium unit unless a person
owns or controls more than 50% of the units in a condominium building
and more than 50% of the units are occupied by tenants. Rental housing
shall exclude cooperative corporations and associations.
RENTAL MANAGER
A person who is not the owner of property but receives compensation
for managing any rental housing.
TENANT
A person occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to an oral or
written rental agreement.
The owner of any building used as rental housing shall file
a registration statement for each such building with the City Clerk
of the City of Hometown. The registration statement shall be on a
form provided by the City Clerk and shall contain the following information:
(A) The name, street address, and telephone number of each owner of the
building. If the owner is a partnership, corporation, limited-liability
company or similar entity, the statement shall include the name, street
address, telephone number and position of the responsible partner
or officer.
(B) The street address and permanent index number of the building, and
the number of dwelling units therein.
(C) If rents are collected or the property is managed by a person who
is not the owner, then the name, street address, and telephone number
of such rental manager.
[Amended 11-27-2007]
The registration statement shall be filed no later than January
31 of each calendar year and within 20 days after a change in ownership
of the building. Registration shall be effective for a period of February
1 through January 31, thereafter.
After rental housing is registered, the Building Commissioner
shall cause each dwelling unit to be inspected. Rental housing shall
be inspected every 12 months or upon a change of ownership.
In the event that code violations are found to exist, and have
not been remedied as provided for in this article, the City may file
a complaint with a court of competent jurisdiction to seek compliance
with its Building Code.
The City of Hometown reserves the right to enforce the Building
Code in any manner available to it under the law. This article shall
not be considered the City's exclusive remedy, or a waiver of any
other remedies provided by law.