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Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance

This notification is provided to residential rental property owners regarding recent changes to the City of Spring Valley Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance. Ordinance No. 1842, passed on June 6th, 2022, amends certain sections of the city’s Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance.


The office of the Spring Valley Building Inspector is hereby notifying you of these changes, which can be located on the City of Spring Valley website or copies may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 815-664-4221.

The office of the Spring Valley Building Inspector will be performing inspections of every residential rental property within the corporate limits of the City of Spring Valley. Rental property owners shall be aware of the following, in addition to the ordinances and related documents provided on the city’s website:

  1. A copy of the rental property inspection checklist has been included for your use to ensure compliance prior to the inspection date.
  2. Each property will be given a 90-day compliance period starting from the date of this letter. During this time frame the city expects each landlord to ensure compliance with the city ordinances and inspection checklist. Mandatory inspections will be performed starting on October 5th, 2022.
  3. All rental properties, regardless of tenancy, will be subject to inspection.
  4. The time for registering rental properties in calendar year 2022 has been extended. All rental properties must be registered with the City Clerk’s office on or before August 1st, 2022. Those that have registered for the 2022 calendar year must re-register; any 2022 payments previously submitted will be applied to the amended registration fees.
  5. If a property is prepared for inspection prior to October 5th, 2022, please contact the Spring Valley Building Inspectors office via email at rentalregistry@springvalleyil.us .

Please see the enclosures for important information regarding the Residential Rental Property Nuisance Prevention Ordinance and other programs.

Rental Property Documents

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Avoid Drain Pain – Don’t Flush These Things

Just because the package says flushable doesn’t mean it’s true.  Many items marketed as disposable and/or flushable do not degrade like toilet paper, and they wind up clogging pipes, tangling pumps and causing messy sewer backups into streets, businesses and homes.

Our sewers are designed to dispose of very specific things. Using your toilet for disposal of many modern products can result in blockages. The drains that connect your home to the main sewer are only big enough to carry water, toilet paper and human waste.

What Not to Flush

  • Diapers – cloth, disposable, flushable
  • Facial tissues
  • Baby wipes, disinfectant wipes, moist wipes, etc.
  • Toilet bowl scrub pads
  • Swiffers
  • Napkins – paper or cloth, paper towels
  • Dental floss
  • Egg shells, nutshells and coffee grounds
  • Fats, oils, and greases
  • Food items containing seeds and peelings
  • Hair
  • Sanitary napkins, tampons, condoms or any non-organic material
  • Vitamins, medicines or other pharmaceuticals
  • Wash cloths, towels, rags (any cloth item)
  • Clothing
  • Sheet plastic or plastic of any kind