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

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing sections
§ 123.02(E) and § 99.10.04
First-notice response window
10 business days
Second-incident abatement window
10 days
Enforcing officer
Chief of Police or designee
Appeal deadline
15 days to village manager
Adjudication standard
Preponderance of the evidence

Summary

A rental property owner, including a short-term rental operator, who lets the property become a nuisance risks license suspension or revocation under Village Code § 123.02(E). The village's chronic-nuisance procedure in § 99.10.04 gives an owner a first written warning and ten business days to respond before a second documented incident sends the case to an adjudication officer.

(E)Suspension or Revocation of a License: Should an owner or operator of a rental property, including a short-term rental, allow the property to be operated in a way that creates a nuisance may be subject to suspension or revocation of its license. Such actions will follow the procedures outlined in section 110.25.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).

Full Breakdown

25 procedure. 04. When the police chief or a designee first receives a documented nuisance-activity report on a property, the chief may notify the person in charge that the property is "in danger of becoming a nuisance property" and must give that person ten business days to respond and propose a fix. If the police receive documentation of an additional nuisance occurrence after that notice, the chief may instead notify the person in charge in writing that the property "has been determined to be a nuisance property" and refer the matter to an adjudication officer for a hearing, unless the person in charge agrees within the notice period to abate the nuisance within ten days. 07; the village manager may separately suspend or recommend revocation of the rental license itself. 25(C).

Violations & Fines

A second documented nuisance incident after the initial warning notice can move the case straight to an adjudication hearing, and the village manager may suspend or revoke the rental or short-term rental license on top of any fine the adjudication officer imposes. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense under § 10.99, and license suspensions and revocations are appealable to the village manager within fifteen days.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Schaumburg revoke a short-term rental license for repeat nuisance complaints?
Yes. Village Code § 123.02(E) lets the village suspend or revoke the license of any rental, including a short-term rental, that is "operated in a way that creates a nuisance," following the hearing procedure in § 110.25. The village manager, not the police, makes the final licensing decision after that hearing.
What happens the first time police document a nuisance at a Schaumburg rental?
Under § 99.10.04(A), the chief of police may first notify the person in charge that the property is "in danger of becoming a nuisance property" and give them ten business days to propose a fix, before any suspension or revocation action is taken against the rental license.
Who decides whether a Schaumburg rental is a "nuisance property"?
An adjudication officer appointed under § 99.10.02 hears evidence from police and the property's owner or occupant and decides by a preponderance of the evidence, issuing a written finding that can include an abatement order or the sanctions listed in § 99.10.07.

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