Short-Term Rentals in Chicago, IL (2026)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-14-020(a)

Registration with the department required. No shared housing host shall advertise for rent, list on a platform, rent, or book for future rental any shared housing unit or portion thereof until such shared housing host...(1) registers such unit with the department by submitting...a registration application...and (2) is issued a unique registration number by the department for the shared housing ...

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-14-010

"Excessive loud noise" means: (1) any sound generated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. from within the shared housing unit or on any private open space having a nexus to the shared housing unit that is louder than average conversational level at a distance of 100 feet or more, measured vertically or horizontally from the property line of the shared housing unit or private open space...

Municipal Code of Chicago § 3-24-030

There is hereby imposed... a tax... upon the rental or leasing of any hotel accommodations in the City of Chicago, at the rate of four and one-half percent of the gross rental or leasing charge. In addition... a surcharge... upon the rental or leasing of any hotel accommodations at any vacation rental or shared housing unit... at the rate of four percent... [and] a surcharge... at any vacation ...

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-6-300(h)(3)

Such licensee shall include in any listing on such platform(s), the following information about the vacation rental: (A) the licensee's cancellation and check-in and check-out policies; and (B) a statement on: (i) whether the vacation rental is wheelchair or ADA accessible; (ii) whether the vacation rental has any parking availability or restrictions; and (iii) the availability of, or restricti...

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-14-050(b)

Exceeding maximum occupancy – Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any shared housing host to exceed the maximum occupancy limit of: (i) two persons, not including a guest's children under the age of 18, per guest room within the shared housing unit; or (ii) the actual allowed capacity of the shared housing unit based on the applicable provisions of the building code.

MCC § 4-6-300(h)(8)

(8) Listing and rental of single family homes that are not the licensee's primary residence – Restricted. Such licensee shall not list on any platform or rent any vacation rental that is a single family home, unless such single family home is the licensee's primary residence.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-13-260(a)(1)

A short term residential rental shall be ineligible for registration with the Department as a shared housing unit or for licensure as a bed-and-breakfast establishment or vacation rental, and shall not be listed by a provider on a platform, under the following conditions: (1) Nuisance. When, in the determination of the Commissioner, the rental...creates a nuisance because at least two separate ...

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-13-235

It shall be unlawful for any licensee under this Article II to process or complete any booking service transaction for any: (1) shared housing unit or portion thereof, unless such unit has first been registered with the Department within the meaning of Section 4-13-230(a), or (2) vacation rental, bed-and-breakfast establishment or hotel, or any portion thereof, unless such establishment is prop...