What landlord-tenant rules does Aurora add on top of Illinois law?

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Rental license & yearly inspection: Aurora licenses non-owner-occupied rental units under its Property Maintenance Code, and these units get exterior and interior inspections every year. Licenses renew each year by August 31. Landlords must file a City of Aurora Lease Addendum and a background-check affidavit for all residents 18 and older, and send a revised addendum within 14 days of signing a new lease. Questions or inspection scheduling: Property Standards, 630-256-3770.; Occupancy limit for unrelated renters: Under Aurora's rental ordinance, a 'family' may not include more than three unrelated persons. A one-family home where 4 or more unrelated persons live is a lodging house and needs a lodging house license, with extra requirements such as off-street parking for each adult occupant and a monitored smoke and carbon monoxide alarm system.; Fair housing (local protected classes): Aurora's Human Rights Ordinance bans discrimination in housing based on gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, race, color, religion or creed. Complaints go to the Aurora Human Relations Commission within 180 days of the last discriminatory act, by email to HRC@aurora.il.us or at City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place.

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Rental license & yearly inspection	Aurora licenses non-owner-occupied rental units under its Property Maintenance Code, and these units get exterior and interior inspections every year. Licenses renew each year by August 31. Landlords must file a City of Aurora Lease Addendum and a background-check affidavit for all residents 18 and older, and send a revised addendum within 14 days of signing a new lease. Questions or inspection scheduling: Property Standards, 630-256-3770. Ordinance changes effective June 12, 2018 are summarized at https://www.aurora.il.us/Property-Business/Rental-Properties/Landlord-Resources/Rental-Ordinance Source: Aurora Property Maintenance Code (2015 IPMC as adopted); Ord. No. 018-049
Occupancy limit for unrelated renters	Under Aurora's rental ordinance, a 'family' may not include more than three unrelated persons. A one-family home where 4 or more unrelated persons live is a lodging house and needs a lodging house license, with extra requirements such as off-street parking for each adult occupant and a monitored smoke and carbon monoxide alarm system. Source: Ord. No. 018-049
Fair housing (local protected classes)	Aurora's Human Rights Ordinance bans discrimination in housing based on gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, race, color, religion or creed. Complaints go to the Aurora Human Relations Commission within 180 days of the last discriminatory act, by email to HRC@aurora.il.us or at City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place. Source: Aurora Municipal Code Ch. 22 (Human Rights Ordinance)