Rental Property Rules in Champaign County, IL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Champaign County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Rent Control
Rent control is illegal everywhere in Champaign County. The Illinois Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) bars every unit of local government, the county, Champaign, Urbana, and Rantoul, from capping rent, and it preempts home rule. Landlords set and raise rent at market.
Champaign County Rent Control Ban
Few Restrictions50 ILCS 825/5
A unit of local government shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property.
Repairs & Habitability
Champaign County treats an occupied rental unit as a public nuisance TYPE 5 dangerous structure when it lacks safe potable water, a working toilet, code-compliant plumbing, adequate heat or safe electrical service. The Public Nuisance Ordinance excuses a landlord only when the tenant's own failure to pay rent or a utility bill caused the outage, and separately bans running power into a unit on an extension cord from outside.
Champaign County Rental Habitability Standards
Some RestrictionsChampaign County Public Nuisance Ordinance (Ord. No. 468) §§ 2.2 & 3.2(J)(2)
TYPE 5: A building or other structure principally intended for human occupancy which is damaged or deteriorated or improperly maintained or operated so as not to provide shelter or serve the purpose for which it was constructed in a safe and healthful manner and which continues to be occupied. ... f. Unavailability of safe potable water inside each DWELLING UNIT. g. Unavailability of a working ...
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