Joliet, IL Short-Term Rentals: Primary-Residence-Only Rule (2026)

Joliet folds short-term rental regulation into its rental dwelling registration certificate and systematic inspection of rental housing ordinance, Division 15 of Chapter 8, Sec. 8-150 et seq. Sec. " That phrasing is the operative eligibility test: a homeowner who lists a spare room or their own home while traveling fits the definition, but a unit that stands empty of any owner-resident and is rented to short-term guests full time does not meet it, and instead falls under the ordinance's other dwelling categories with their own registration rules.

The director of neighborhood services administers the division and can deny, cancel or revoke a short-term rental registration for good cause, including noncompliance with any registration requirement, standard, applicable law or ordinance, after notice and a hearing under Chapter 3 of the Code (Sec. 3(b)). 00 short-term rental registration fee set out in the Division 15 fee schedule, and short-term rental dwelling units remain subject to inspection by the director on a schedule the director sets or upon complaint. No rental dwelling classified as Type IV, the category reserved for properties whose code violations went uncorrected past 90 days or that triggered administrative adjudication, is eligible for short-term rental registration or for use as a short-term rental dwelling (Sec. 3(c)).