The Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck Plaza hereby finds
that a substantial number of its residents live in multiple dwellings. For
this reason, the condition of these multiple dwellings and information regarding
them and tenants residing therein directly relate to the property, affairs
and government of the village. The Board of Trustees believes that matters
related to multiple dwellings and the tenants therein should be dealt with
on a coordinated basis. The Board of Trustees therefore finds that it is necessary
to adopt this chapter in order to establish a Department of Housing, whose
primary responsibility will be to coordinate all services and programs related
to multiple dwellings.
The definitions contained in Chapter
124, Housing Maintenance Standards, shall apply to this chapter.
Any person who refuses to provide any information which is required
to be provided under this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted by the
Commissioner of Housing pursuant to this chapter and any person who falsifies
any such information shall pay a penalty not to exceed $250 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both, for each violation.