St. Clair County has no rule requiring a host or manager to be on-site during a short-term rental. No county ordinance mandates host presence. Any on-site or local-contact requirement would come from a municipality's own STR ordinance.
The county imposes no host-presence or on-premises-manager requirement for short-term rentals. There is no St. Clair County STR ordinance, and Illinois sets no statewide standard, so unhosted (whole-home) rentals are not prohibited by the county in unincorporated areas, provided zoning, occupancy-permit and tax rules are satisfied. Where cities have adopted STR ordinances, they sometimes require a local responsible party or 24-hour contact who can respond to complaints, even if the host is not physically present. Hosts operating inside a municipality should confirm whether a local-contact or on-site requirement applies.
No county penalty applies. In cities requiring a local contact, failing to provide one can lead to permit suspension and fines under the municipal STR ordinance.
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