The Board of Trustees is aware that compliance with the New
York State Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPH) of
2019 for seasonal use rental units within the Village prohibits landlords
from requiring a single payment for the entire term of seasonal use
rentals. New York State, recognizing the impact of the HSTPH on seasonal
rentals, enacted an amendment in 2021. In that amendment, contained
in Chapter 428 of the Laws of 2021, the State Legislature clarified
that the provisions regulating deposits and advances under the HSTPH
will not apply to seasonal rental units that are included in a registry
so long as the tenant has a primary residence to return to and the
address of the primary residence is included in the lease. This seasonal
use rentals creates such a registry of seasonal use dwelling units
within the Village. While dwelling units rented for seasonal use are
not required to be entered in the registry, if an owner of such a
unit wishes to collect all rent up front, the dwelling unit must be
entered in the Village registry as a seasonal use dwelling unit.
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
SEASONAL USE DWELLING UNIT RENTAL AGREEMENT
An agreement, in writing, whereby a dwelling is leased, used
or occupied for a period of 120 days or less in any calendar year.
Any dwelling unit rented for more than 120 days in any calendar year
does not qualify as a seasonal use dwelling unit.
TENANT
An individual who leases, uses or occupies a seasonal use
dwelling unit. Any tenant, for the purposes of this chapter, must
have a primary residence to which to return.
The seasonal use dwelling unit registration of any dwelling
unit for which a lease as required above has not been filed or which
does not meet the conditions required for such a lease shall be revoked.