RLTO 020, Exclusions

The RLTO six-unit threshold of sub-section 020(a) does not operate to exclude landlords who have fewer than six rented or occupied units in an owner-occupied building.

Meyer v. Cohen, 260 Ill. App. 2d 351 (1st Dist. 1993).

To fall within the exemption of this section, a building must have few six or fewer total units. If a building has seven units, but only six or fewer are occupied at the time of rental, the RLTO still applies.

Also - even though a row of townhomes may share fire-walls and be "under one roof," they are each separate buildings under the RLTO.

Allen v. Lin, 356 Ill. App. 3d 405, 413 (1st Dist. 2005)

Each townhouse constitutes a separate building for purposes of the RLTO.

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