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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 CHAPTER 8 (RENTAL HOUSING) OF THE Orland Park VILLAGE CODE RELATIVE TO THE CRIME FREE PROGRAM AND A CONFLICT WITH A cook COUNTY ORDINANCE (COOK COUNTY “JUST HOUSING” ORDINANCE)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (“Village”) is a home rule unit of local government as provided by Article VII, Section 7 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2019, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 19-2394, entitled “The Just Housing Amendment to Chapter 42 Human Relations, Section 42-38 of the Cook County Code,” which amendment became effective on December 31, 2019, and prohibits housing discrimination based on an individual’s “covered criminal history” and requires housing providers to perform an individualized assessment of an otherwise qualified individual’s criminal conviction history prior to denying housing to the individual; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 6(c) of the Illinois Constitution provides that if “a home rule county ordinance conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality, the municipal ordinance shall prevail within its jurisdiction;” and
WHEREAS, the Village finds that Cook County Ordinance 19-2394 places an undue burden on lessors (landlords) of residential rental housing within the Village in verifying the qualifications of potential lessees (tenants) and occupants of residential rental housing within the Village; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its authority under Article VII, Section 6(c) of the Illinois Constitution, the Village finds it in the best interest of the Village, Village residents, Village residential lessors, and the public’s health, safety and welfare to amend the Village Code of the Village of Orland Park to clearly define the requirements imposed on lessors of residential housing located in the Village as being those set forth in State and Federal law in determining the qualifications of prospective tenants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Preside...
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