Champaign caps short-term rental occupancy through its rental habitability code, which sets limits by bedroom count and square footage. Urbana applies its rental occupancy standards. Overcrowding, a real concern in the student-heavy market, can trigger enforcement against a rental's registration.
Occupancy at short-term rentals is controlled through each city's rental housing code rather than a state cap. The City of Champaign's rental habitability ordinance ties maximum occupancy to bedroom count and floor area, and the same standards that limit overcrowding in student apartments apply to short-term lets. Urbana enforces occupancy through its rental registration and inspection program. Listings must reflect the true legal occupancy, and hosts are responsible for keeping guests within it. In the University of Illinois market, overcrowding and party-house complaints are the leading trigger for enforcement.
Exceeding the legal occupancy brings code-enforcement action under the city rental code, fines, and, in Champaign, possible enforcement against the short-term rental registration.
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