Bolingbrook, IL Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Code of Ordinances section 26-53(b) makes it unlawful for any person to rent, lease or otherwise allow a dwelling or dwelling unit to be occupied by others as a rental dwelling without a valid landlord license. Each license covers only one building, so an owner with rental units in multiple buildings needs a separate license for each, though only one license fee is charged per landlord. Licenses run for one year, from May 1 through April 30, and are issued by the village police department.

Section 26-53(c) requires the application, filed with fees by April 30 of the prior year, to list the owner's full legal name, address and date of birth, or trust and agent details if the owner is a trust or entity, the address of the building, three 24-hour emergency contacts, every rental unit owned or managed by the applicant, and certification that the applicant has viewed the village's one-hour Good Neighbor rent/lease training video. If the unit sits in an association, the owner must supply a yearly letter confirming the unit is within the association's rental cap and that dues are current.

Section 26-53(d) requires the licensee to report any change in application information within seven days, and any sale of the property within seven days of contract execution and at least 15 days before closing. A license can be revoked or suspended for uncorrected physical defects or maintaining a nuisance, under the hearing procedure in section 26-59, with appeal to the board of trustees.