[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Peekskill 9-14-2009 by L.L. No.
17-2009. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
It has been the experience of the Building Department, Fire Department,
Police Department, Department of Public Works and other City departments
that when these departments need to contact the owners of properties
in the City of Peekskill, they encounter difficulties in obtaining
the property residence address and telephone number at which to reach
these owners when these owners do not reside or do business at the
property in question. This difficulty causes delay and/or the inability
of these City departments to contact the owners. The Common Council
recognizes the need for City departments, particularly in emergency
situations, to be able to quickly contact the owner and/or manager
of a property located within the City, thus not hampering the ability
of these City departments to protect the public health, safety and
welfare.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
B.
In order to facilitate contact with these property owners or property
managers by the City departments, this chapter is being enacted to
require the owners of multiple dwellings and non-owner-occupied properties
to provide the City and its various departments with accessible, accurate
contact information concerning the property and the person or persons
responsible for the property.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all residential
properties within the City of Peekskill other than one-, two- or three-family
residential owner-occupied properties.
A.
Every owner
of property to which this chapter applies and, where applicable, every
property manager who manages property in the City of Peekskill to
which this chapter applies, shall file with the Building Department,
in duplicate, on a form to be provided by the Building Department,
a statement showing the following:
[Amended 4-15-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
(1)
The
complete name, street address and mailing address if different, date
of birth, telephone number and twenty-four-hour emergency telephone
number(s) if different, of the property owner or employee(s) of the
property owner; and
(2)
If
applicable, the complete name, street address and mailing address
if different, telephone number and twenty-four-hour emergency telephone
number(s) if different, of the responsible property manager or employee(s)
of the property manager; and
(3)
The
name, address, phone number and relationship to the property of the
person completing the form, if other than the owner, in which case
the registration must be approved by the owner in writing; and
(4)
Whether
the building is vacant or occupied; and
(5)
The
number of dwelling units in the property.
B.
Said statement shall be kept on file in the Building Department;
a copy shall be provided to the Police Department, police dispatchers,
fire alarm dispatchers, and the Department of Public Works and shall
be available on file for other City departments' access and review
as needed.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
C.
In the event that the owner does not reside or maintain a place of
business within the City of Peekskill, then the said registration
shall also provide a designation of a person or managing agent who
does reside or maintain a place of business within the City of Peekskill
who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of such owner
or, in the alternative, a waiver of personal service of process and
acceptance of such service by certified mail.
[Amended 4-15-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
It shall further be the responsibility of the property owner or property manager, if approved by the owner in writing, to report a change in the ownership of the property(ies), a change in the property manager, or any change to the information required pursuant to § 435-3 of this chapter within 30 days of any said change in status or information taking effect.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
A property shall be deemed owner-occupied when at least one
record owner of the property occupies at least one dwelling unit therein
as his/her principal year-round residence.
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity responsible,
whether for pay or not, for the day-to-day management of the property
as evidenced by such factors, including, but not limited to, responsibility
for renting units, maintenance of the property and collection of rents,
or other acts taken on behalf of the property owner in the management
of the property.
[Amended 12-27-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
Any person who provides inaccurate information required by this
section, and any property owner or property manager who fails to register,
reregister or otherwise comply with the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine, for a first offense,
of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000; and for a second offense,
a fine of $2,500; and for a third or subsequent offense, a fine of
$5,000.
