Chicago, IL Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Under MCC 4-13-260(a), a shared housing unit, bed-and-breakfast, or vacation rental becomes ineligible for registration, licensure, or platform listing once the Commissioner finds two separate incidents of illegal activity or objectionable conditions occurred in any combination during a 12-month period, at the rental, the building, its parking facility, or adjacent property. Other triggers include an egregious condition, a scofflaw building, uncorrected code violations, a suspended or revoked related license, and improper zoning. The Commissioner must notify the provider and intermediary in writing; the provider has 10 calendar days to request a hearing, held within 10 business days, with a decision due within 60 days. Once final, providers and hosts must remove the listing and stop renting or booking it.