It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any
person or entity who owns a dwelling unit to establish, maintain,
use, let, lease, rent or suffer or permit the occupancy and use thereof
as a rental occupancy without having first obtained a valid permit
for such rental occupancy from the Building Department of the Village
as herein provided. No rental occupancy permit shall be granted to
a transient rental property.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review each application for
completeness and accuracy and shall make an on-site inspection of
the proposed rental dwelling unit or units. If satisfied that the
proposed rental dwelling unit or units, as well as the premises in
which the same are located, comply fully with all applicable state
and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the county, town
and Village, and that such rental dwelling unit or units would not
create an unsafe or dangerous condition or create an unsafe and substandard
structure, or create a nuisance to adjoining nearby property, the
Code Enforcement Officer shall issue the permit or permits.
All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed for additional two-year periods thereafter. The renewal application shall contain substantially the same information required by §
201-6 of this chapter upon forms to be furnished by the Building Department. Approval of renewal applications shall be based upon compliance with the requirements of §
201-8 hereunder. The fees to be paid in connection with a renewal permit shall be the same as those fees set forth in §
201-7 of this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to maintain
a register of permits issued pursuant to this chapter. Such register
shall be kept by street address, showing the name and address of the
permittee, the number of rental dwelling units at such street address,
the number of rooms in each such rental dwelling unit and the date
of expiration of permit for such unit.
The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to make or cause
to be made inspections to determine the condition of rental dwelling
units. The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to enter, upon consent
of the owner if the unit is unoccupied or upon consent of the occupant
if the unit is occupied, any rental dwelling unit and the premises
in which the same is located, at a reasonable time or at such other
time as may be necessary in an emergency for the purpose of performing
duties under this chapter. Inspections are necessary prior to the
granting of a permit or permit renewal. Routine inspections may be
conducted once every six months.
The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to make application
to any court of competent jurisdiction for the issuance of a search
warrant, to be executed by a police officer, in order to conduct an
inspection of any premises covered by this chapter where the owner
or occupant refuses or fails to allow an inspection of the rental
dwelling unit or premises and where there is reasonable cause to believe
that a violation of this chapter or a violation of the Multiple Residence
Law, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,
Residential Code of New York State, the Nassau County Fire Prevention
Ordinance, the Town of Hempstead Code or the Village Code has occurred.
The application for a search warrant shall, in all respects, comply
with applicable laws of the State of New York.