Schaumburg, IL Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

01 defines a short-term rental as a single room, dwelling unit, or portion of one located within the primary structure in a residential zoning district, offered for rent thirty consecutive days or less to anyone outside the owner's immediate family. 02(A)(3) makes it unlawful to rent, offer for rent, or advertise a short-term rental without a rental license issued by the department of finance for that specific location. 02(B)(7) requires the director of community development to find that the rental will not cause a negative cumulative effect with other nearby short-term rentals, will not substantially harm adjoining property values, and will not endanger public health or safety.

02(B)(7)(f) then lists numeric operating rules: no rental shorter than twenty hours; no food or beverage service beyond prepackaged items; only one short-term rental period allowed at a specific location during any one-year license term, with total occupancy capped at the property's maximum occupancy; mandatory hotel and motel tax; a ban on any corporate entity (corporations, LLCs, partnerships, franchises) owning or operating a short-term rental, except trusts or estates with a natural-person beneficiary or trustee; and a 750-foot minimum separation between one short-term rental's property line and another's. 02(B)(7)(f)(7).