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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 8 (RENTAL HOUSING) TITLE 6 CHAPTER 2 (NUISANCES) AND TITLE 7 CHAPTER 13 (PEDDLERS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS) OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, the Village may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to further specify the requirements applicable to rental housing, clarify the expectations as to proper maintenance of weeds and grass and the requirements related to peddlers and transient merchants, in order to update said requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the amendments set out below are in the best interest of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will counties, Illinois, as follows:
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Title 5, Chapter 8 (Rental Housing) is hereby amended in the following respects:
a. Section 5-8-4-2.4 is amended to add the following as a final paragraph:
“4. Equipment Safety and Maintenance:
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All equipment, appliances and apparatuses in a rental unit shall be functioning and in working order at the time of a lease and/or occupancy and shall be maintained by the landlord/property owner in proper functioning condition. A landlord’s responsibility is to repair or remedy any condition that materially affects the physical health and safety of an ordinary tenant.”
b. Section 5-8-4-2.5 is amended to delete the words “remainder of the license year” in the initial paragraph and replace them with the words “twelve (12) consecutive months.” ...
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