Unincorporated McHenry County imposes no insurance requirement on vacation rentals. Woodstock does: a short-term rental certificate application must include proof of insurance showing rental and vacation-property coverage, and an HOA statement where applicable.
The county UDO sets no liability-insurance condition for a by-right vacation rental. Municipal short-term rental programs add one: applying for a Woodstock short-term rental certificate requires the applicant to submit proof of insurance demonstrating rental and vacation-property coverage, contact information for the principal owner, and, where the property lies in an HOA, a written statement that the HOA does not prohibit short-term rentals. City officials review applications within 30 days. Illinois bed-and-breakfast operators separately fall under the state Bed and Breakfast Act.
Submitting a Woodstock STR application without required insurance proof leads to denial; operating without a valid certificate carries escalating fines of $500, $750, and $1,000 and possible license revocation.
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