Kane County, IL Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 7-62 of the Kane County Code requires every short-term rental to be registered annually with the Development and Community Services Department, on an application form the Department creates rather than a generic county template. The registration must include the short-term rental owner's name and contact information, plus the full name and valid contact information for a local agent who will serve as a 24-hour point of contact on the owner's behalf. Owners must also list the property's site address and provide a copy of the proposed listing itself, spelling out the total number of bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets, parking spaces, and the maximum number of guests the listing advertises.

Section 7-62 gives the Director authority to demand any other information reasonably necessary to complete the application, and every application must include a signed affidavit in which the owner affirms compliance with the short-term rental article, all federal, state and local laws, and any applicable neighborhood covenants or restrictions. Because the license itself lapses if not renewed by January 31 under Section 7-61, the annual registration filing effectively doubles as the renewal filing: an owner who skips a year's registration loses the license and must start the whole process over with a brand-new application rather than a simple renewal.

Registration materials submitted under Section 7-62 also feed the county's enforcement file, since the 24-hour local contact and listing details support the separate neighbor-notice requirement in Section 7-65.