Aurora, IL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Screen requirement
- 16 mesh/inch minimum
- Season covered
- May 1 - Oct 1
- Applies to
- habitable-room openings
- Citation
- PMC § 304.14
Summary
Aurora requires tightly fitting insect screens of at least 16 mesh per inch on doors, windows, and other ventilation openings of habitable rooms from May 1 through October 1.
304.14 Insect Screens: During the period from May 1st to October 1st every door, window and other outside opening utilized or required for ventilation purposes serving any structure containing habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas, or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored, shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of not less than sixteen (16) mesh per inch and every swinging door shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.
Full Breakdown
Property Maintenance Code § 304.14 requires every door, window, and other outside opening used or required for ventilation in structures with habitable rooms (plus food-related spaces) to carry approved, tightly fitting screens of at least 16 mesh per inch from May 1 through October 1, and requires swinging doors serving those openings to have a working self-closing device. It's one of several locally added upkeep standards, alongside heat-supply and primary-heat-source rules in §§ 602.3.1 and 602.4.2, that a rental unit must meet.
Violations & Fines
Missing or damaged screens during the May-to-October season, or a swinging door without a working self-closer, is a property maintenance violation enforceable by the city's code official.
Frequently Asked Questions
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