47 Ill. Adm. Code 380.613
Housing Quality Standards
Section 380.613 Housing
Quality Standards
a) Before the initial occupancy of a Project, the applicable Agency
shall inspect the Project to determine whether the Project satisfies the Housing
Quality Standards. If the
Project does not satisfy
the Housing Quality
Standards, the Agency shall not provide an Allocation for the Project until all
deficiencies have been removed to the satisfaction of the Agency.
b) During the period in which the Developer is receiving funding
under the LTOS Program or, in the case of long-term financing, during the term
of that long-term financing, the Project must continue to meet the Housing
Quality Standards. Agencies shall make annual inspections of the Units in each
Project, as provided in Section 380.407.
c) If an
Agency determines that one or more Units do not satisfy the Housing Quality
Standards, it shall give the Developer a period not to exceed 30 days in which
to correct the deficiencies discovered in the inspection. However, if the
deficiency is in an occupied Unit and poses a serious threat to the health and
safety of the Tenant, the deficiency must be corrected within 72 hours. Examples
of conditions that are considered to pose a serious threat to the health and
safety of the Tenant include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) detection
of propane, natural gas or methane gas;
2) exposed
electrical wires or open electrical panels;
3) water
leaks on or near electrical equipment;
4) blocked
emergency or fire exits;
5) unusable
fire escapes;
6) blocked
egress or ladders;
7) any
carbon monoxide hazard connected with, but not limited to, gas or oil-fired
units or missing or misaligned chimneys; and
8) any
other conditions the Agency finds to be a health or safety threat.
d) If
the deficiency is not corrected within the 72-hour period, or the 30-day period
if the Developer determines that the deficiencies are serious enough to merit
relocation, the Developer shall use its best efforts to find a replacement Unit
for the Tenant. If a replacement Unit is found, the lease for the deficient
Unit shall be terminated and the Tenant shall be relocated to the replacement
Unit and shall enter into a new lease.