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Ex. MET-CHI-012 Order Primary source read

Public Health Order No. 2020-7

Reporting Requirements for Short Term Residential Rental Intermediaries

Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago · City of Chicago, Illinois (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Chicago, Illinois · Chicago · Illinois
Level
City
Authority
Municipal Code of Chicago secs. 2-112-080, 2-112-160; Governor's Executive Order 2020-32
Issued
2020-05-08 May 8, 2020
Effective
2020-05-08
End
In effect until the Commissioner's written determination; tied to the Stay At Home Order 'or any successor order issued by the Governor that imposes limits on gatherings' (Sec. 1) (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
May 8, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • short-term residential rental intermediaries (platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway)
  • renters
Functions reached
  • LG lodging (short-term rentals)
  • GS group sales and events in rentals
  • CB guests
Collection
Chicago MET-CHI

Operative words

SECTION 2. (a) Every Intermediary shall provide the following information to the Commissioner... with regard to reservations of Shared Housing Units for upcoming use: the address...; the number of people on the reservation; the city of origin...; the duration of the reservation... (b)... by close of business each Tuesday and Friday... SECTION 3. Every Intermediary shall include as a required element of each reservation within the City the full text of the Stay At Home Order and a feature in which the person making a reservation shall affirm that he or she understands that hosting or attending parties or other social gatherings in a Shared Housing Unit may be prohibited by the Stay At Home Order and M.C.C. Section 4-14-050, which may result in fines of up to $3,000.00 and arrest.

Enforcement

Sec. 4: financial penalties, arrest, or closure of the Intermediary during the Order under M.C.C. sec. 2-112-080

Notes

Compelled a change in every platform booking flow for Chicago listings

Retrieval note

Still listed on CDPH's orders page as archived Oct. 17, 2021; its operative tie to gathering limits ended with Phase 5 on June 11, 2021, so it is not listed as a Q3 2021 instrument.