On January 27, 2015, the City of Chicago, Department of Buildings (DOB) published an updated Building Code Scofflaw List with additional information, including 18 property owners and 79 properties. By separate ordinance passed in 2010, the City publishes a Building Code Scofflaw List annually, identifying residential building owners with three or more properties that are the subject of active Circuit Court cases where the violations remain uncorrected after the second court hearing. The new Problem Landlords ordinance that the City developed provides new avenues for enforcement against those on the Building Code Scofflaw List.
The list and an interactive map can be found at: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bldgs/supp_info/building-code-scofflaw-list.html
Building Code Scofflaws are now required to provide the DOB a list of tenants living in the affected buildings as well as a list of other properties which they have substantial ownership interest within 14 days of receiving notice. Failure to do so will carry new fines and penalties.
The penalties for those on the List will incentivize better conditions for renters, improved maintenance of their buildings and compliance with the Chicago Municipal Code. The Department of Buildings also regularly refers buildings with dangerous and hazardous conditions to the Department of Law to process for Circuit Court for enhanced enforcement through the Troubled Building Initiative (TBI) and other means. Currently, the City has 102 active Troubled Building Initiative cases.
The City of Chicago reported that in 2014 alone, DOB completed a total of 258,027 building inspections and issued 3,362 violations for lack of or non-working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, 1,021 violations for insufficient heat, 3,980 violations for dangerous and hazardous porches, and 789 violations for rodent and insect infestations and 439 violations for lack of hot water.
Bradford Miller Law, P.C. is one of the few firms that practice Building Code Violation Law. We can help you prepare a response to the complaint and guide you from a legal standpoint. Located in downtown Chicago, our firm has been assisting property owners and management companies with Building Code violations for several years. Call us at 312-238-9298 for a FREE 15-minute consultation.
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