“Owner occupied” is now defined by the Cook County RTLO in 42-802(6).
For this exclusion to apply, the owner or immediate family has to have lived at the unit at least one (1) month in the 12 months prior to marketing the unit. Unless the Landlord moves back in after each tenancy, every tenancy after the first will be subject to the RTLO.
Under RTLO Section 42-802(B), even if a Landlord is not covered by Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance, the RTLO still imposes on them – and requires them to disclose in marketing materials – that the prospective tenants are not covered by this RTLO.