Failure to secure vacant building or commercial storefront.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 14A-3-314.1.5
in effect14A-3-314.1.5 Failure to secure vacant building or commercial storefront.
The owner of a building or commercial storefront that is vacant is subject to incarceration for a term not to exceed 6 months if the building or commercial storefront is found by the building official to be vacant and open on three or more days within any 365-day period.
(Amend Coun. J. 6-12-24, p. 13412, Art. II, § 5)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2660889Fetched: 10/24/2026
