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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
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- 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 noteStill 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.