The Town Council of the Town of Orangetown determines that the title of this local law shall be "Article
XV: Landlord Registry Act and Short-Term Use of Property for Rental or Rental-Like Purposes."
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
ASSEMBLY
Any indoor or outdoor, or combination of both, gathering
or get-together, or invitation or notification regarding the same,
of four or more people for a common purpose, which includes, but is
not limited to, a party, scheduled or nonscheduled event, celebration,
festivity, concert, performance, or similar group activity.
BUILDING
Any structure within the Town wholly or partially enclosed
within exterior walls, or within exterior and party walls, and a roof,
affording shelter to persons, animals or property.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms with provision for living, cooking, sanitary
and sleeping facilities arranged in a Town zoning district for the
exclusive residential use by one family.
OWNER
Any individual or individuals, natural person ("person"),
sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company,
limited-liability partnership, limited partnership, organization,
association, or any other type of business entity, or combination
thereof, and regardless of whether for-profit or not-for-profit, in
whose name the title to real property within the Town is vested.
RENTAL PROPERTY
Includes all buildings, as defined herein, and/or land containing
one or more spaces rented, leased, licensed, let, hired, or permitted
to be occupied or used, whether for compensation or otherwise not,
by persons or entities other than the record owner thereof, for a
period of time that is 30 consecutive days or longer and that is not
a short-term residential use of real property for rental or rental-like
purposes as defined herein. This definition includes any building
containing commercial rental space, residential rental space, or a
combination of commercial and residential rental space, but does not
include owner-occupied residential buildings or hotels and motels
for purposes of this article.
SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
A dwelling unit, as defined herein, including, but not limited
to, a house, condominium, townhome, townhouse, cooperative unit, apartment,
or any other residential building or land, that is rented or leased,
or otherwise allowed to be occupied, in whole or in part, to any person
or persons, or business entity, such as a partnership, corporation,
limited-liability company, limited-liability partnership, limited
partnership, organization, association ("business entity"), for a
period of time that is less than 30 consecutive days. "Rental," for
these purposes, means an understanding, agreement or contract, written
or oral, granting, allowing or permitting the use, occupancy or possession
of a residentially zoned building, land or property, in whole or part,
by a person or business entity in exchange for monetary payment, remuneration,
compensation, barter arrangement, or other consideration ("compensation").
The term "short-term rental" does not include hotel or motel rooms,
or month-to-month tenancies in dwelling units authorized in a Town
zoning district for that purpose, but includes rentals, licenses,
leases, letting or hiring out, or other such uses, as defined herein,
for purposes of assembly.
TENANT
Any person or business entity who has leased, rented or licensed
the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit from the owner, or from
any other person or business entity with a right to allow or permit
the same, regardless of the type of tenancy under which they use or
occupy the renal unit.
If any provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Article
XV shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the provision, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
This article shall take effect upon publishing and posting and
upon filing a copy with the New York State Secretary of State, as
may be required by law.