Rental Housing

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The Village of Streamwood operates a licensing and inspection program for all residential rental properties within the Village. In summary, this program requires all residential rental properties in the Village, including single-family buildings and individual condominium rental units, to be licensed following submission of an application and an interior and exterior inspection of the property. Landlords are required to provide certification that they have completed a Crime Free Housing Training Seminar.

Licensing

Each license for a single-family building or individual condominium rental unit will be $150.00 per building per year, which includes the required inspection.

All inspections will be scheduled after licensees submit a completed application and the commensurate fee, along with proof of completion of an approved Crime Free Housing Training Seminar. Following the completion of a satisfactory inspection, or of any corrective actions required as a result of an inspection, a one-year license will be issued. A permit renewal and fee payment is still required on an annual basis. All licenses expire on December 31.

Applications

View a summary of the Rental Housing Licensing program. For your convenience, the Village offers convenient online submittals of all rental licensing documents and payment through our Citizen Self Service portal. You may also apply in-person or by mail. Please find the applications and forms in our Forms and Permits page:

Rental License Application - This is for single-family homes, duplexes, condominiums and townhouses. This form should be completed and returned to the Village with the appropriate fee.
Rental License Inspection Consent Form - This form grants the Village access to the unit by the respective tenant and is required prior to an inspection being conducted. The tenant may grant access in their presence or may give the landlord right to provide access. Please complete the appropriate portion and return to the Village prior to scheduling an inspection.
Sample Crime Free Addendum

Crime Free Housing Training Seminars

The Village of Streamwood has adopted a Crime Free Housing Program (Ordinance 2015-23). Any landlord wishing to rent their property must complete an approved Crime Free Housing Training Seminar. View Frequently Asked Questions about Crime Free Housing.

For the rental residential licensing application process, the Village of Streamwood will accept certification of completion of a Crime Free Housing Training Seminar dated within the last 5 years if a landlord has already obtained certification from another community located within Cook, DuPage, Kane, McHenry, or Will Counties.

Crime Free Housing Seminars will be offered online. Training will consist of how to conduct a thorough background check, information on filing a freedom of information request and an overview of our nuisance abatement ordinance. Upon successful completion, a certificate will be presented to the applicant. The seminar is roughly one hour long. The fee for the Crime Free Housing Seminar is $25.00. View helpful documents including Landord and Tenant Rights and Laws.

Online Seminar

Landlords can view the complete course presentation online. Once finished with the online presentation, you will be directed to another link to take a test. Participants must successfully complete the test in order to obtain the certification. The certification can then be printed out and used for your Rental Licensing. Landlords completing the training online will pay the required $25 fee prior to taking the online test.

If you are not able to view the seminar from the previous link provided, you can View the YouTube video presentation of the seminar. The online seminar takes an hour to complete.

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