2-2-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2010
The Village Board of the Village of Haverstraw does hereby establish
a program for the enactment, enforcement and administration of a rental
permit requirement for all rental units within the Village of Haverstraw
and for the periodic registration of all landlords and rental property
owners for the purpose of regulating rental property conditions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
ABSENTEE LANDLORD
Any landlord who resides outside the designated boundaries
of the Village of Haverstraw.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The duly appointed Building Inspector of the Village of Haverstraw
and such other person or persons duly designated by him or the Village
Board for the purposes set forth herein.
HOUSING OR DWELLING UNIT
Any single unit which is capable of housing one separate
household, whether a detached single-family structure or building
or part of a multihousehold structure or building.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
The "immediate family" of the owner of a housing unit consists
of the owner's spouse, children, parents, grandparents or grandchildren.
LANDLORD
Any property owner or designated agent who offers a housing
unit for occupancy to persons other than members of his immediate
family in exchange for a fee or compensation, whether monetary or
otherwise.
RENTAL PERMIT
A permit issued by the Village of Haverstraw stating that
the referenced structure or unit conforms to the standards of this
article and that occupancy of that structure or unit is permitted
for residential use. Any special circumstances or conditions under
which occupancy is permitted may be specified on that permit.
RENTAL PROPERTY
Any housing unit or units which are occupied by persons other
than the owner or his immediate family or for which a fee or compensation,
monetary or otherwise, is received by the owner in exchange for such
occupation.
RESIDENT AGENT
A representative of a property owner or landlord who resides
within the designated boundaries of the Towns of Haverstraw and Stony
Point and will respond in the event of problems at the rental property.
SUBSTANDARD
Any deficiency in a structure or housing unit as defined
by this article.
[Amended 9-4-2012 by L.L.
No. 8-2012; 10-17-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
Violations of this article shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500; and which charge, under this article, shall be a petty offense or infraction, and not a crime. The continuation or repeat of a violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this article shall constitute, for each occurrence that transpires or each day on which the violation continues, a separate and distinct charge hereunder. The penalties in this section may only apply to Article
I of Chapter
171.
[Adopted 9-4-2012 by L.L.
No. 8-2012]
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this
article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidated
the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the
clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved
in said judgment.