Cicero, IL Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Any real property transfer
- Application deadline
- 15 days before transfer
- Repair window
- 9 months
- Single-family inspection fee
- $100.00
- Late-sale impact fee
- $500.00
- False-info fine
- $250.00-$750.00
Summary
Cicero requires a building inspection before nearly every property sale: Section 22-284 makes any person transferring real property apply for a Building Commissioner inspection confirming compliance with the housing, building, electrical, plumbing, zoning, fire, mechanical, accessibility and energy codes.
Any person transferring real property within the corporate boundaries of the town shall be required to apply to the building commissioner for an inspection of the real property being sold. Upon receipt of the application for such inspection and payment of the inspection fee, as provided in section 22-286, the building commissioner shall cause such property to be inspected. If the property inspected is found to be in full compliance with the town's minimum housing code, building codes, electrical code, plumbing code, zoning codes, fire prevention codes, mechanical code, accessibility code, energy code...the building commissioner may then issue a certificate stating that the property is in compliance with such codes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 121).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-284(a) requires anyone transferring real property within the town to apply to the Building Commissioner for an inspection before the sale, pay the inspection fee set in Section 22-286, and obtain a certificate showing the property complies with the town's minimum housing code, building codes, electrical code, plumbing code, zoning codes, fire prevention codes, mechanical code, accessibility code and energy code, plus sewer and water pollution-control requirements. 00 administrative impact and filing fee. Applications for the pre-sale inspection must be filed at least 15 days before the transfer under Section 22-284(d), and a certificate of compliance does not carry over to a later sale; every new transfer needs its own certificate under subsection (e). 00 each.
Violations & Fines
Section 22-283 fines anyone who willfully violates the inspection article not less than $50.00 nor more than $750.00 per offense, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense, and the town may also sue to compel compliance. Knowingly submitting false information on a certificate of compliance or occupancy application draws a fine of $250.00 to $750.00. If corrections are not completed within the agreed nine months, the Building Commissioner can revoke the occupancy permit, and a seller who transfers title before completing agreed repairs owes an added $500.00 impact fee.
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