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File #: ORD 21-60    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 7/19/2021 Final action: 7/19/2021
Title: A Motion to Concur with the Housing Programs Advisory Committee's Recommendation for the Village of Oak Park to Not Adopt Cook County Ordinance 20-3562 ("Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance")
Attachments: 1. Corrected Staff Proposed Village Ordinance Residential Tenant and Landlord Regulations, 2. Cook County Ordinance RTLO 20-3562, 3. Summary of the Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance, 4. Building Owners Recommended Amendments
Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director, Development Customer Services

Reviewed By
AMZ

Agenda Item Title
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A Motion to Concur with the Housing Programs Advisory Committee's Recommendation for the Village of Oak Park to Not Adopt Cook County Ordinance 20-3562 ("Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance")

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Overview
Overview
On January 28, 2021, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted Cook County Ordinance 20-3562, cited as the Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (RTLO). This ordinance provides for the comprehensive regulation of the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords in Cook County and is effective as of June 1, 2021. Without any action taken by the Village Board, most rental properties in Oak Park are under the jurisdiction and protection of the Cook County Ordinance for tenant and landlord regulations.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
At its May 25, 2021, meeting, the Housing Programs Advisory Committee recommended against the local adoption of the Cook County Ordinance 20-3563, cited as the Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (RTLO).

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Staff Recommendation
Village staff does not support the Housing Programs Advisory Committee's recommendation and rather supports the local adoption of the Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance (RTLO) with the following amendments:
1.) A reference to the Village's occupancy standards;
2.) A reference to the Village's property maintenance code; and
3.) A reference to the Village's heat provision code.
For over 40 years, the Village of Oak Park has had a landlord-tenant ordinance and has been working with property owners to ensure that the Village's ordinances are followed. Residential property owners are provided with annual training, regarding their obligations, under the Village's ordinance. By adopting the Cook County ordinance (RTLO), the Village can enforce the County's ordinance provisions and can require owners to abide by the terms of said ordinance....

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