Help with Chicago STR application

[Seb Ko]

Hi everyone, hoping I could get some help from anyone that has successfully applied for an STR/Airbnb in Chicago. I have now been denied 3 times. I have a 2-unit and I live in one and would like to Airbnb the other. I have applied for the Unit which I do not live in and indicate Entire Dwelling. The last response from the city was:

• You have attempted to register a unit which is not your primary residence, in a building with four or fewer dwelling units. You may apply for a Commissioner's Adjustment to waive the primary residency requirements. You can find information about the Commissioner Adjustment process at www.cityofchicago.org/bacp.

The unit is not my primary residency obviously, as it's the one I'm trying to rent out. On any documentation I submit it indicates my unit. I can submit documentation (e.g. utility bill) for the unit I'm trying to rent out and indicate that as my primary residence. Is this what should be done?

[Henry Lazerow]

Not recommending it but if you say its your primary, no one is checking. Maybe you got the unit number mixed up or moved after getting it approved. If you only have one airbnb unit there is no inspection by city.