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Our Village, Our News
MAY 10, 2012
Vol. 6 No. 43
UNDER I INSPECTION
By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
NEW ORDINANCE WOULD PENALIZE RENTAL UNITS THAT DON’T SUBMIT FOR INSPECTION
n an attempt to get a better handle on the condition of a rental property when it changes tenants, the village is beefing up an ordinance that will penalize landlords who do not submit to an inspection. Romeoville village trustees passed an ordinance that imposes a $50 fee for failure to appear for a scheduled inspection. If an owner continues to not appear for an inspection he or she would also be subject to an ordinance violation ranging from $100 to $750. The ordinance also requires that a new rental inspection will be required based on each change in tenancy of a single rental property occupied by multiple tenants. “This is a way to fine-tune our rental inspections and ensure that residents and neighbors or not left in an undesirable situation when it comes to property,” said Mayor John Noak. According to Assistant Chief Steve Lucchesi, the See RENTAL, page 4