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Rental Inspections in Peoria, IL (2026)

2 verified rental inspections rules for Peoria, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Inspection Programs

Peoria requires every registered dwelling to be inspected by the landlord and tenant before move-in and at least once a year, using a city-provided form covering smoke detectors, exits, electrical, plumbing and heating. The city can also run systematic exterior and limited interior inspections with 15 days' notice.

Peoria IL Rental Dwelling Inspection Program

Significant Restrictions

Peoria City Code Secs. 5-531, 5-532, 5-536

Sec. 5-532. - Frequency of inspections. (a)All dwellings subject to this registration requirement set forth in article XIII (regardless of year built) shall be inspected by the landlord and tenant prior to the time at which the tenant moves in...written notice of the date of inspection shall be given to the owner of the property... and the dwelling unit occupant 15 days prior to the date of its...

Tenant Complaint Process

Peoria tenants can complain directly to the city about a building, housing or health code violation, or an illegal landlord practice, and the city must investigate, including a rental housing inspection. Sec. 5-294(d) also requires the city to prominently display where tenants can call, and Sec. 5-294(a) bars the landlord from retaliating for that complaint.

Peoria Tenant Code Complaint Process

Some Restrictions

Peoria City Code § 5-294(d)

(d)Tenant complaints. Any tenant or household member may contact the City of Peoria to complain of building, housing, health or similar code violation or an illegal landlord practice. The city shall investigate each complaint, including conducting a rental housing inspection and finding the landlord in violation of the city's applicable codes and ordinances. The city shall prominently display a...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Peoria city rules.

Rental Inspections in Peoria County