Springfield Area Landlord Association
Next Member Meeting
December 10th, 2025 7:00pm - VFW Hall
2211 Old Jacksonville Rd, Springfield
December 10th, 2025 7:00pm - VFW Hall
2211 Old Jacksonville Rd, Springfield
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HOW PROPERTY OWNERS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE
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HOW TENANTS CAN REPORT PROPERTY OWNERS
All residents (tenants, residential homeowners, rental property owners and commercial owners) play an important role.
Anyone can report a property they believe is in violation of city ordinances. Visit the City of Springfield website (springfield.il.us) and select "I want to" and then select 'Report' or by calling 217-789-2167. Photos of issues can be uploaded directly to the city website and are extremely helpful in documenting concerns.
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HOW TENANTS CAN REPORT PROPERTY OWNERS
Keeping Springfield safe, clean and beautiful is a shared responsibility. Springfield has the ordinances necessary to identify, monitor and correct problem properties. table and require corrective action using the laws already in place. The city does not need redundant ordinances.
The existing ordinances (enforcement code) gives the city broad enforcement authority through three major systems.
Cited Property Registration (Chronic Nuisance Ordinance 98.06)
Under the Cited Property Ordinance, any property with repeated violations can be formally designated and placed under strict monitoring requirements. The ordinance requires registration, fines, mandatory inspections, correction deadlines, reinspection schedules and escalating penalties for owners who fail to comply. It was specifically created to address properties with recurring violations.
Chronic Nuisance Ordinance 98.06. The chronic nuisance ordinance provides even stronger enforcement tools. It allows the city to designate chronic nuisance properties, require owner information, mandate corrective action, compel inspections, impose fines, hold administrative hearings and pursue legal action when a property has repeated criminal activity or code violations. It covers the very issues the city claims need new authority to address.
Vacant Property Registration. Springfield also operates a comprehensive vacant property registration system. The ordinance establishes mandatory registration, maintenance requirements, enclosure standards, inspection authority, repair obligations and penalties. It gives the city full oversight of vacant or neglected properties that pose safety or code concerns.
Vacant Property Registration (Springfield also operates a comprehensive vacant property registration system)
The ordinance establishes mandatory registration, maintenance requirements, enclosure standards, inspection authority, repair obligations and penalties. It gives the city full oversight of vacant or neglected properties that pose safety or code concerns.
The ordinance establishes mandatory registration, maintenance requirements, enclosure standards, inspection authority, repair obligations and penalties. It gives the city full oversight of vacant or neglected properties that pose safety or code concerns.
Anyone can report a property they believe is in violation of city ordinances. Visit the City of Springfield website (springfield.il.us) and select "I want to" and then select 'Report' or by calling 217-789-2167. Photos of issues can be uploaded directly to the city website and are extremely helpful in documenting concerns.
When residents report problems, this allows the city to enforce the ordinances already in place, problem properties can be addressed without imposing new licensing schemes, new fees or citywide rental inspections that burden responsible owners and increase housing costs for renters.
The tools exist. They simply need to be used.
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