. - as well as checking with the local municipality for any building or zoning infractions.

Their thinking:  as long as we're here, might as well cite for some infraction, like a baby stroller in the hallway. 

If they did tell me and I allowed them to move forward to the background check, I will consider infractions on a case by case basis but may still deny the applicant. 

They will also be able to use minor infractions as a way to suspend short-term rentals, revoke their registration and prevent them from gaining that registration back without enduring a lengthy and costly judicial process.TAKE ACTION TODAY!

A fine may be reduced, knowing you  just blew money over the same matter to make the infraction more equitable, but the chance of you walking out a winner is slim and none!

There is an entire legal industry around going after Chicago Landlords for the slightest infraction to the CLRTO and the gateway to getting a lawsuit is the deposit. 

@Slocomb Reed, you can search numerous threads or Dodd Frank regulation, but what you will find can be summarized as followsDodd Frank Act, and administrative rulings by the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, are unbelievably numerous, hard to interpret, subject to subjective judgements, have harsh and draculon penalties for even small or inadvertent infractions, and cases are being pursued by trail attorneys both as individual cases and as part off class action.So, a lender set up to do a huge volume of personal mortgage loans may find the risk acceptable, the enormous investment in compliance and personnel  and procedures a cost of doing business.Private lenders do not have the time, money, staff or risk tolerance to be in this market. 

Failure by the owner to comply with any part of the law is an infraction that can result in a fine of $200.00 per violation.Full article here: http://www.aoausa.com/magazine/?

The shed - they did not get any permissions from me nor from the municipality - only allowed one shed of a certain size, and now there are 2 so it would be a bylaw infraction. 

Document any and all infractions photo's whatever.