[Adopted 12-11-2017 by L.L. No. 18-2017]
This article applies to all residential rental dwelling units
except:
A. A residential dwelling unit that is rented by a tenant for a period
of less than 30 consecutive days, unless the residential dwelling
unit is also at times rented by a tenant for a period of at least
30 consecutive days. "Period" includes consecutive terms of rental
to the same tenant(s).
[Amended 12-29-2021 by L.L. No. 17-2021]
B. Accessory dwelling units, as that term is defined in Town of Ithaca Code Chapter
270 (Zoning), §
270-5. Accessory dwelling units are subject to operating permit requirements in Town Code §
270-219.6B(2).
C. Units in multiple-family dwellings, as that term is defined in Town of Ithaca Code Chapter
270 (Zoning), §
270-5. Multiple-family dwellings are subject to operating permit requirements in Town of Ithaca Code Chapter
125 (Building Construction and Fire Prevention), §
125-8.
D. Residential dwelling units that are owned by cooperative corporations
and subject to proprietary leases under the Cooperative Corporations
Law.
[Added 12-9-2019 by L.L.
No. 10-2019]
E. For the purposes of this article, a dwelling unit shall not be considered
a residential rental dwelling unit when a house sitter occupies an
owner’s principal residence while the owner is away, the house
sitter provides security, maintenance and/or pet care, and the house
sitter pays no money or other financial consideration to the owner
in exchange for the occupancy. For the purposes of this subsection,
for a dwelling unit to qualify as an owner’s principal residence,
at least one of the property owners must reside in the dwelling unit
for a minimum of 185 days per year. No other owner(s) shall own a
larger percentage, collectively or individually, than the owner-occupant(s).
[Added 12-9-2019 by L.L.
No. 10-2019]
Before issuing an operating permit, the Code Enforcement Department shall secure, as part of the permit application, information related to the rental property as provided by Town of Ithaca Code Chapter
125 (Building Construction and Fire Prevention), §
125-8B.
Pursuant to Public Officers Law Article 6 (also known as the
"Freedom of Information Law"), § 87(2)(b), personal information
identifying tenants may be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom
of Information Law on the grounds that such disclosure would constitute
an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The Town of Ithaca will
not collect the identities of tenants as part of the operating permit
application process. The identities of tenants may be collected in
connection with specific enforcement actions, but the identities may
be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law.