[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hempstead as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building occupancy — See Ch. 52.
Housing and property maintenance — Add Ch. 78.
Zoning — See Ch. 139.
[Adopted 6-5-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012]
A. 
Within 10 days of receipt of a completed application, the cooperative shall provide the applicant with written acknowledgement of receipt of the application. If the application is incomplete or completed incorrectly, the acknowledgement shall instruct the applicant of the time and manner by which the application shall be corrected.
B. 
Within 45 days of receipt of an application, the cooperative shall either reject or approve the application and provide the applicant with written notice thereof, and in the case of any rejection, there shall be notice of the grounds for such rejection.
C. 
Failure by a cooperative to take action on a completed application within 45 days of receipt thereof by notifying the purchaser of either its approval or rejection shall be an offense punishable by a fine in accordance with § 1-16 of this Code.
The amendments contained within this article shall take effect immediately upon the effective date of this article.
This article shall be null and void on the day that statewide or federal legislation goes into effect, incorporating either the same or substantially similar provisions as are contained in this article, or in the event that a pertinent state or federal administrative agency issues and promulgates regulations preempting such action by the Village of Hempstead. The Village may determine via mere resolution whether or not identical or substantially similar statewide legislation has been enacted for the purposes of triggering the provisions in this section.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this article or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this article, or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.