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Oak Park board approves updated tenant-landlord ordinance after debate over fees and training
Summary
The Village of Oak Park approved revisions to its Residential Tenant-Landlord Ordinance that consolidate fee rules, require targeted fair-housing training for owners/managers and add a license-transfer and revocation process; trustees amended a records-retention threshold before approving the measure.
The Oak Park Village Board voted to approve amendments to the village code governing rental licensing and landlord-tenant practices, after public comment from realtors and housing advocates and a period of detailed staff Q&A.
The ordinance consolidates rules on security deposits and move-in fees into a single section, retains a local cap on security deposits at one and a half times monthly rent and clarifies that landlords may — but are not required to — charge security deposits. Assistant Village Manager Jonathan Birch said the changes also add a revocation process for problem licenses and allow license transfers to buyers who meet conditions.
Why it matters: Staff framed the package as a mixed approach to strengthen fair-housing compliance while avoiding…
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