Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance

This notification is provided to residential rental property owners regarding recent changes to the City of Spring Valley Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance. Ordinance No. 1842, passed on June 6th, 2022, amends certain sections of the city’s Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance.

The office of the Spring Valley Building Inspector is hereby notifying you of these changes, which can be located on the City of Spring Valley website or copies may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 815-664-4221.

The office of the Spring Valley Building Inspector will be performing inspections of every residential rental property within the corporate limits of the City of Spring Valley. Rental property owners shall be aware of the following, in addition to the ordinances and related documents provided on the city’s website:

1. A copy of the rental property inspection checklist has been included for your use to ensure compliance prior to the inspection date.
2. Each property will be given a 90-day compliance period starting from the date of this letter. During this time frame the city expects each landlord to ensure compliance with the city ordinances and inspection checklist. Mandatory inspections will be performed starting on October 5th, 2022.
3. All rental properties, regardless of tenancy, will be subject to inspection.
4. The time for registering rental properties in calendar year 2022 has been extended. All rental properties must be registered with the City Clerk’s office on or before August 1st, 2022. Those that have registered for the 2022 calendar year must re-register; any 2022 payments previously submitted will be applied to the amended registration fees.
5. If a property is prepared for inspection prior to October 5th, 2022, please contact the Spring Valley Building Inspectors office via email at rentalregistry@springvalleyil.us .

Please see the enclosures for important information regarding the Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance and other programs.