Schaumburg, IL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Mandatory heat season
- September 15 to June 1
- Utility shutoff
- Barred except repairs or approved emergencies
- Weed height limit
- 8 inches, § 302.4 as amended
- Smoke/CO batteries
- Owner supplies at move-in, tenant after
- Fine range
- $100 to $50,000 per day, § 10.99
- Code base
- 2021 IPMC, amended by § 99.02
Summary
Schaumburg adopted the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code and then rewrote several of its habitability provisions to fit local practice. Landlords cannot shut off heat, water, electricity, or any other required service to an occupied unit except for genuine repairs or authorized emergencies, and the mandatory heating season runs from September 15 through June 1 each year.
Section 401.2.1 Removal, Shut Off or Discontinuation. No owner, operator, or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment, or utility which is required under this section to be removed, or shut off, or discontinued for any occupied dwelling or dwelling unit let or occupied by said owner operator or occupant; except for such temporary interruption as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process, or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is approved by the appropriate authority. ... Section 602.3 Heat Supply, is hereby amended by inserting the following dates in the appropriate slots: September 15 to June 1.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
02 of the Village Code amends the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, adopted locally under Ordinance 09-071 and most recently updated by Ordinance 26-005 in January 2026, to set Schaumburg-specific habitability standards. 1) bars an owner, operator, or occupant from removing, shutting off, or discontinuing any required service, facility, equipment, or utility in an occupied dwelling, except for temporary interruptions genuinely necessary for repairs or alterations, or emergencies approved by the appropriate authority. 3 fixes Schaumburg's mandatory heat supply season at September 15 through June 1, with an exception for boiler systems on a seasonal heat/air-conditioning changeover: those buildings can switch as early as May 1 and as late as October 15, but must still provide minimum heat between October 15 and May 1.
3, puts the burden of supplying smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries on the owner at the start of a tenancy and on the occupant afterward. 1 for locations that fail state or village law.
Violations & Fines
Section 106.4, as rewritten by § 99.02, makes any violation of the Property Maintenance Code punishable by the general fine under § 10.99, not less than $100 and not exceeding $50,000, with each day a violation continues after notice counted as a separate offense. The director of finance can also place a 'Not Licensed For Occupancy' placard on a unit lacking a valid rental license under new § 106.1.2.
Frequently Asked Questions
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