Oak Lawn's property maintenance code requires owners to keep buildings free of rodent, insect, and pest infestations. Pesticide application by commercial applicators is regulated by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Oak Lawn's property-maintenance provisions require buildings, yards, and structures to be kept free of rodents, roaches, bed bugs, and other vermin. Owners must take reasonable measures to prevent infestation - sealing openings, removing harborage, maintaining dumpsters, and cleaning common areas in multi-family buildings. When the Village documents an infestation, it may issue an abatement order requiring licensed pest-control treatment. Commercial pesticide applicators must be licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture under the Illinois Pesticide Act (415 ILCS 60), and must follow label directions, notification, and posting requirements for public spaces. Schools and day-care facilities fall under the Illinois Structural Pest Control Act. Bed-bug complaints in rentals may trigger specific landlord-tenant duties.
Failure to abate infestation after Village notice: $250-$750 per day plus Village-performed abatement billed to the property. Unlicensed commercial pesticide application: Illinois Department of Agriculture penalties.
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