[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Baldwinsville 3-21-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
It is the intent of the Village of Baldwinsville Board of Trustees
to establish a rental dwelling registry for the protection of the
health, safety and welfare of residents and to address ongoing issues
within the Village of Baldwinsville by owners of real property who
offer the same for rent but do not reside in the structure.
B.
The Village Board of the Village of Baldwinsville finds and declares
that the registration of rental property is intended to protect and
will ensure the protection of persons and property in all existing
rental structures and on all premises required to be registered under
this chapter.
Except as hereinafter provided, this chapter shall apply to
every rental dwelling, dwelling unit and premises that are leased,
rented, let, assigned or otherwise classified as a rental property
with or without valuable consideration, by an owner, occupant, or
absentee owner.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any building which is wholly or partly used or is intended
to be used as habitable space for human occupants.
Any person or entity who or which, alone or with others,
has legal or equitable title.
A dwelling occupied by its owner or by members of his or
her family on a nonrental basis.
Any room or contiguous group of rooms located within a building
and forming a single, habitable living space for one family.
Any furnished room for rent located within a building or
forming a single sleeping space.
All rental units shall be registered with the Village of Baldwinsville
by the owner as required herein.
A.
All rental dwellings existing as of the effective date of this chapter
shall be registered on or before March 1, 2020. The Code Enforcement
Officer may require and order registration prior to that date for
any dwelling cited in a notice under the Code of the Village of Baldwinsville.
Failure to comply with such an order is a violation of this chapter.
B.
The owner of a new rental dwelling or any dwelling newly converted
to a rental dwelling shall register the rental dwelling prior to allowing
occupancy of any new rental unit.
The owner of any rental dwelling already registered with the
Village of Baldwinsville shall reregister within 30 days after any
change occurs in registration information. A new owner of a registered
dwelling shall reregister the dwelling within 60 days of assuming
ownership.
The Village shall maintain a registry of all rental dwellings
and rental units containing the following information, which shall
be provided by the owner on forms available from the Code Enforcement
Officer:
A.
The name, legal residence address and telephone number of the owner
and any agent in control of the rental dwelling, and, in the event
the owner or agent is not a natural person, then the owner information
shall be that of the president, general manager or other chief executive
officer of the organization. Where more than one natural person has
an ownership interest, the required information shall be included
for each owner. The information required herein shall also include
the address and phone number where the owner(s), agent(s) and/or responsible
person(s) may be reached day and night.
B.
The number and type of rental units in the dwelling.
C.
The address of the rental dwelling.
D.
The employer identification number in the event that the rental dwelling
is owned by a business entity.
E.
If neither the address of the owner or the address of the agent in control of the premises as provided in Subsection A is within a radius of 25 miles of the premises, the name, legal residence or business address within Onondaga County and telephone number of a natural person who shall be an agent for service of notices and orders issued under this chapter and for service of process in connection with the prosecutions of violations of this chapter in Village of Baldwinsville Court or other court of competent jurisdiction.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for an owner or a responsible
person to provide inaccurate information for the registry of rental
dwellings or to fail to provide the information required herein for
the registry.
An owner who fails to register, reregister or otherwise comply
with the provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject
to a penalty of not to exceed $25.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to dwellings
designed and used exclusively for occupancy as hotels, motels, transient
homes or establishments of like nature.
The owner shall pay a fee as determined from time to time by
the Village Board to cover a portion of the cost of the administration
of these regulations.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.
