[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Island Park as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-17-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
The Village Board of the Village of Island Park
has determined that serious conditions exist in the Village of Island
Park arising from the rental of dwelling units that are substandard
or in violation of New York State Building Code, New York State Fire
Code, New York State Fuel-Gas Code, New York State Residential Code,
New York State Property Maintenance Code, New York State Plumbing
Code, New York State Electrical Code, Multiple Residence Law, Building
Rehabilitation Code and other codes and ordinances of the Village,
are inadequate, that such dwelling units pose hazards to the safety,
well-being and property of residents of the Village and others, create
blight and tend to promote and encourage deterioration of the housing
stock of the Village, exacerbate vehicle traffic and parking problems
and overburden municipal services. The Board finds that current Code
provisions are inadequate to halt the proliferation of such conditions
and that the public health, safety, welfare and good order and governance
of the Village will be enhanced by the enactment of the regulations
set forth in this article, which regulations are remedial in nature
and effect.
A.
Scope. This article shall apply to all rental dwelling
units located within the Village of Island Park, whether or not the
use and occupancy thereof shall be permitted under the applicable
use regulations for the zoning district in which such rental dwelling
unit is located, as provided in this article. Any dwelling unit or
any other premises subject to this article shall be presumed to be
rented for a fee and a charge made if said premises are not occupied
by the legal owner thereof.
B.
Interpretation. The provisions of this article shall
be deemed to supplement applicable state and local laws, ordinances,
codes and regulations. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to
abolish, impair, supersede or replace existing remedies of the Village,
county or state or existing requirements of any other provision of
local laws or ordinances of the Village or county or state laws and
regulations. In case of conflict between any provisions of this article
and any applicable state or local law, ordinance, code or regulation,
the more restrictive or stringent provision or requirement shall prevail.
The issuance of any permit or the filing of any form under this article
does not make legal any action or state of facts that is otherwise
illegal under any other applicable legislation.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Furniture, furnishings, housewares, appliances and other
personal property customarily found in and used in residential dwellings,
which are deposited at or along said dwelling's street frontage, in
part or in whole, pursuant to a duly executed warrant of eviction
by legally authorized law enforcement officers and/or personnel.
An entirely self-contained dwelling unit containing complete
housekeeping facilities, including cooking facilities, for only one
family. An apartment shall have no enclosed space in common with any
other dwelling or apartment other than vestibules, entrances, hallways
or porches.
A building or buildings arranged, intended or designed to
be occupied by two or more individuals or families living independently
of each other in apartments.
Any person, organization, partnership, association, corporation
or other legally recognized entity having actual or apparent authority
to act on behalf of an owner regarding this article and all state
and local rules, regulations and ordinances referenced herein. It
shall be a rebuttable presumption that any person, organization, partnership,
association, corporation or other legally recognized entity that accepts
or receives rent or any other consideration from the occupant of a
dwelling unit is an authorized agent.
A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls.
When separated by a party wall without openings, it shall be deemed
a separate building.
The official who is charged with the administration and enforcement
of this article, or any duly authorized representative of such person,
including but not limited to the Building Inspector, Chief Building
Inspector, Senior Building Inspector, Building Permits Coordinator,
Zoning Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Fire Marshal, Fire Marshal I,
Fire Marshal II, Chief Fire Marshal, Village Investigator, Senior
Village Investigator, Ordinance Inspector, or the Village Clerk of
the Village of Island Park.
A building designed exclusively for residential purposes
and arranged or intended to be occupied by one individual or one family
only. A dwelling shall not have a separate entrance leading to a separated
living space which contains a stove, kitchen and/or attached plumbing
fixtures.
A building or portion thereof arranged, designed for or occupied
by three or more families living independently of each other with
separate cooking facilities. A boardinghouse, furnished-room house,
dormitory, rooming house, tourist house or fraternity house is a building
in which there are fewer than 30 sleeping rooms occupied primarily
by transients who are lodged with or without meals and in which there
are provided such services as are incidental to its use as a temporary
residence, and is a multiple dwelling, a dwelling occupied by one
or two families with five or more transient boarders, roomers or lodgers
in one or both households.
A building arranged, designed for one or occupied exclusively
as a home or residence for not more than two families living independently
of each other.
A structure or building, one-, two-, or three-family dwelling
apartments, multiunit apartments, apartment houses, condominiums,
cooperatives, garden apartments or townhouses, occupied or to be occupied
by one or more persons as a home or residence.
One or more persons, whether or not related to each other
by blood, marriage or adoption, all occupying a single, whole, legal
single or one-family dwelling unit as a traditional family or the
functional equivalent of a traditional family, having access to and
utilizing the whole of such dwelling unit, including but not limited
to all rooms and housekeeping facilities in common. In determining
whether individuals are living together as a functional equivalent
of a traditional family, the following criteria must be present:
The group is one which in structure and function
resembles a traditional family unit; and
The occupants must share the entire single or
one-family dwelling unit and live and cook together as a single housekeeping
unit. A unit in which the various occupants act as separate roomers
may not be deemed to be occupied by the functional equivalent of a
traditional family; and
The occupants share expenses for food, rent,
ownership costs, utilities and other household expenses; and
The occupancy is permanent and stable. Evidence
of such permanence and stability includes, but is not limited to:
The presence of minor children regularly residing
in the household who are enrolled in local schools;
Members of the household have the same address
for purposes of voter registration, driver's licenses, motor vehicle
registration, filing of taxes and delivery of mail;
Members of the household are employed in the
area;
The household has been living together as a
unit for a year or more, whether in the current dwelling unit or in
other dwelling units;
Common ownership of furniture and appliances
among the members of the household; and
Any other factor reasonably related to whether
or not the occupants are the functional equivalent of a family.
An area within a building which contains a sink, a refrigerator
and an element utilized for heating or cooking of consumable goods.
Any individual, business, partnership, firm, corporation,
enterprise, trust, company, industry, association, public utility
or other legal entity responsible for the maintenance or operation
of any rental property as defined within this article.
A permit which is to be issued to the owner of an intended
rental premises where such premises have not been the subject of a
rental occupancy permit continuously prior to the date of application
for the permit.
A natural person who leases, uses or occupies a dwelling
unit.
Any person or entity in whose name the real property upon
which the dwelling unit is situated is recorded in the office of the
Nassau County Clerk. The person or entity in whose name the real property
is recorded in the office of the Nassau County Clerk shall be presumed
to be the owner thereof.
A permit which is to be issued to the owner of a rental dwelling
unit where such premises have been the subject of a rental occupancy
permit continuously prior to the date of application for the permit.
A return, in money, property or other valuable consideration
(including payment in kind or for services or other thing of value),
for the use and occupancy or the right to the use and occupancy of
a dwelling unit, whether or not a legal relationship of landlord and
tenant exists between the owner and the occupant or occupants thereof.
A dwelling unit established, occupied, used or maintained
for rental occupancy.
The occupancy or use of a dwelling unit by one or more persons
as a home or residence under an arrangement whereby the occupant or
occupants thereof pay rent for such occupancy and use.
A permit which is issued upon application to the Island Park
Village Clerk or her designee, and which shall be valid for two years
from the date of issuance.
A.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person or entity who or which owns a dwelling unit in the Village to use, establish, maintain, operate, let, lease, rent or suffer or permit the occupancy and use thereof as a rental occupancy by someone other than the owner without first having obtained a valid rental occupancy permit. Failure or refusal to procure a rental occupancy permit hereunder shall be deemed a violation. This article shall not apply to mother-daughter or father-son dwelling situations for owners in compliance with Chapter 232, Article I.
B.
A rental occupancy permit issued under this article
shall only be issued to the owner(s) of the real property at issue.
C.
As a rental occupancy permit issued under this article
is not transferable, in the event that the ownership of a rental dwelling
is transferred, the new owner shall register the property within 30
days of the closing of title pursuant to the requirements set forth
in this article. If the rental dwelling is not registered as required
by this article, there will be a presumption that said property is
being utilized as rental property by the new owner(s) in violation
of this article.
A.
An application for a rental occupancy permit for a
rental dwelling unit shall be made in writing to the Island Park Village
Clerk or her designee, by using an obtainable Village form. Such application
shall be filed and shall include the following:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the owner
of the dwelling unit intended for rental occupancy. In the event that
said dwelling unit is owned by more than one individual or entity,
each owner's name, address and telephone number shall be provided.
In the event that the owner of the dwelling unit intended for rental
occupancy is a corporation, partnership, limited-liability company
or other business entity, the name, address and telephone number of
each owner, officer, principal, shareholder, partner and/or member
of such business entity shall be provided. In the event that the owner
has an authorized agent acting on his behalf, that person's name,
address and telephone number shall also be provided.
(2)
Proof of residency of each owner.
(3)
The street address and Nassau County Tax Map designation
(section, block and lot or lots) of the premises intended for rental
occupancy or the premises in which the rental dwelling units intended
for occupancy are located.
(4)
A description of the structure, including the number
of rental dwelling units in the structure.
(5)
A floor plan depicting the location, use and dimension
of each room situated within the dwelling unit.
(6)
The number of persons intended to be accommodated
by, and to reside in, each such rental dwelling unit.
(7)
The name of each person who is and/or will be occupying
the premises intended for rental occupancy. The name of each person
who is and/or will be occupying the premises intended for rental occupancy
shall not be required if said rental dwelling unit is a commercial
hotel/motel business operating exclusively and catering to transient
clientele, that is, customers who customarily reside at these establishments
for short durations for the purpose of vacationing, travel, business,
recreational activities, conventions, emergencies and other activities
that are customary to a commercial hotel/motel operation. For the
purposes of this article, a "short duration" shall be defined as not
more than 21 consecutive days.
(8)
A copy of the most recent deed and real property tax
bill, confirming the ownership of record of the dwelling unit.
(9)
A copy of the certificate of occupancy or certificate
of compliance for the dwelling unit.
(10)
A building permit application, properly prepared,
for all proposed buildings, improvements and alterations to existing
buildings on the premises, if any.
(11)
Each application shall be executed by and sworn to
under oath by the owner of the dwelling unit.
(12)
If the owner or authorized agent of a dwelling unit
resides or has his principal place of business located outside the
Village of Island Park, he is required to designate an agent who resides
in the Village of Island Park for the service of process of any notices
set forth in this article or for the service of process of a violation
of this article. The failure to provide the name and address of an
agent for service of process shall be deemed a violation of this article.
(13)
A property survey of the premises drawn to scale not
greater than 40 feet to one inch or, if not shown on the survey, a
site plan, drawn to scale, showing all buildings, structures, walks,
driveways and other physical features of the premises and the number,
location and accessway for existing and proposed on-site vehicle parking
facilities. If this property survey is not available, this requirement
shall be waived.
B.
A new application for a rental occupancy permit shall
be filed whenever a dwelling unit or portion thereof has become vacant
and the owner intends to permit a new tenant or other person to take
up residence. No additional fee will be required if the owner is registering
a change in tenancy only under an existing valid rental occupancy
permit.
C.
Each application for a rental occupancy permit shall
be accompanied by an affidavit signed by each owner and tenant named
in the application, confirming that they have received copies of all
Village laws and ordinances affecting rentals, noise, vehicle parking
restrictions on residential lots and refuse disposal and agree to
abide by the same.
D.
Notwithstanding the above, no rental occupancy registration
or permit shall be required for a residential care facility established
under federal, New York State or Nassau County guidelines or for units
where occupants are in an established care program.
No rental occupancy permit or renewal thereof
shall be issued under any application unless the property shall be
in compliance with all the provisions of the laws, rules, ordinances,
regulations and codes of any applicable governmental authority, including
but not limited to the Village of Island Park, the County of Nassau
and the State of New York.
A.
The Island Park Village Clerk or her designee shall review each rental permit application or rental renewal application for completeness and accuracy and, prior to issuing any permit or renewal permit, shall, at the election of the property owner, and with the consent of any occupant if there is one if the Subsection A(1) method listed below is elected, have one of the two following actions taken:
(1)
Have a code enforcement official make an on-site inspection
of the proposed rental dwelling unit or units as long as the owner
agrees, and if there is an occupant, as long as the occupant agrees;
or
(2)
Have the owner submit complete digital photographs
on a CD-Rom or DVD of the complete building and the complete outside
area of the property taken within the prior five days along with a
detailed description of each photograph explaining what each photograph
shows and:
(a)
The owner shall also submit an affidavit stating
that the digital photographs and the description are true and accurate
and represent the complete current condition of the premises during
the prior five days; and
(b)
The owner shall also meet with the code enforcement
official at the Island Park Village Hall or at a mutually agreeable
place to discuss each photograph, the description of the property
and the condition of the buildings and property to see if the property
qualifies to obtain a permit.
B.
If satisfied that the proposed rental dwelling unit
or units, as well as the property on which the same are located, comply
fully with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, codes and regulations
of the county, state, Village and any other applicable governmental
authority and that such rental dwelling unit or units would not create
an unsafe or dangerous condition or create an unsafe and substandard
structure as defined in either the Village of Island Park's, the County
of Nassau's, the State of New York's or any other applicable governmental
authorities' laws, rules, codes, regulations, and ordinances, or create
a nuisance to nearby properties, then the Island Park Village Clerk
or her designee shall issue the rental occupancy permit or permits.
[Amended 12-22-2016 by L.L. No. 36-2016; 11-16-2017 by L.L. No. 23-2017; 5-16-2019 by L.L. No. 9-2019]
A.
All permits issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter subsequent
to January 1, 2017, shall be valid for a period of one year. The fee
for such permits shall be set from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
B.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all permits newly
issued at any time during calendar year 2017 shall terminate on December
31, 2017.
C.
The Clerk of the Village is hereby authorized to pro-rate the fee
for such permits according to the date on which such permits are issued.
The amount of the pro-rated fee shall be determined by the Clerk of
the Village. Such permits may be renewed on January 1, 2018, and on
the first of January in every year thereafter, according to the rules
and procedures set forth by the Clerk of the Village and upon the
payment by the applicant of the full amount of the permit fee set
forth in this section for such permits.
D.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all permits renewed
at any time during calendar year 2017 shall terminate on December
31, 2017. The Clerk of the Village is hereby authorized to pro-rate
the fee for such permits according to the date on which such permits
are issued. The amount of the pro-rated fee shall be determined by
the Clerk of the Village.
E.
All such renewed permits may be renewed again commencing on January
1, 2018, and on the first of January in every year thereafter, according
to the rules and procedures set forth by the Clerk of the Village
and upon the payment by the applicant of the full amount of the permit
fee set forth in this section for such permits.
F.
Beginning on January 1, 2017, the issuance of rental occupancy permits
will be pro-rated, including the permit fee by calendar month, so
that the renewal date for all rental occupancy permits shall be January
1, 2018. From January 1, 2018, forward, all rental occupancy permits
issued pursuant to this article shall be valid for a period not to
exceed one year, with a renewal date of January 1 of each calendar
year. The rental fee for any permit will be set from time to time
by the Board of Trustees.
It shall be the duty of the Island Park Village
Clerk, or her designee, to maintain a register of the rental occupancy
permits issued pursuant to this article. Such register shall be kept
by Tax Map number, license number, receipt number and 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 that said rental occupancy
permit expires for such unit, or in an organized manner as the Island
Park Clerk so establishes.
The code enforcement official is authorized
to make, or cause to be made, inspections as provided for in this
article to determine the condition of rental dwelling units to safeguard
the health, safety and welfare of the public. The code enforcement
official 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 any reasonable time, or at such other time as may be
necessary in an emergency, without consent of the owner, authorized
agent and/or tenant for the purpose of performing his duties under
this article.
The code enforcement official is authorized
to make application to the Village Justice Court of the Village of
Island Park or the District Court of Nassau County or 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 article where the owner or occupant refuses
or fails, after due notice by certified mail, to allow a physical
inspection where one is deemed necessary by the code enforcement official
of the rental dwelling unit or premises, and where there is reasonable
cause to believe that there is a violation of the codes, laws, ordinances,
rules, or regulations of the Village of Island Park, or the County
of Nassau or the State of New York. The application for a search warrant
shall, in all respects, comply with applicable laws of the State of
New York.
Nothing in this article, except for provisions
concerning emergency inspections, shall be deemed to authorize the
code enforcement official to enter any property to conduct an inspection
of any premises without the consent of the owner and the consent of
the occupant, if there is one. Otherwise, a warrant duly issued by
a court of competent jurisdiction is required.
No change of occupancy or use shall be made
in a building hereafter erected or altered that is not consistent
with the last-issued certificate of occupancy for such building unless
a new certificate of occupancy is secured. In the case of an existing
building, no change of occupancy that would bring it under some special
provision of this article shall be made unless the Island Park Village
Clerk, or her designee, upon physical inspection of the premises,
finds that such building conforms substantially to the provisions
of all applicable laws, regulations, rules, ordinances and codes,
including those of the Village of Island Park, the County of Nassau
and the State of New York with respect to the proposed new occupancy
and use. Additionally, no new certificate of occupancy may be issued
without following the other normal practices and procedures established
in the Village of Island Park.
A.
Duty to keep frontage of dwelling unit property free
and clear of abandoned household contents and Village's authority
to remove. The owner, authorized agent, managing agent and/or occupant
of a dwelling unit which is or was being used as a rental dwelling
shall maintain such property frontage, including but not limited to
the front yard and/or the contiguous right-of-way, free of abandoned
household contents as defined in this article. In the event that abandoned
household contents as defined in this article are located upon or
contiguous with the frontage and/or abutting right-of-way of a lot
or parcel of land, for a period in excess of 48 hours, the Village
is hereby authorized, as provided for herein, to enter upon such property,
if necessary, to remove said abandoned household contents so located,
to assess the cost and expense of such undertaking against the property
and to establish a lien as herein provided.
B.
Inspection and report. Upon notification that abandoned
household contents are located on or along the property frontage of
a rental dwelling unit and/or the right-of-way contiguous thereto,
the code enforcement official may make an inspection from off the
premises and report his findings concerning the same to the Village
Board or Village Clerk.
C.
Notice. If the code enforcement official shall find
that abandoned household contents are located on or contiguous to
the frontage of rental dwelling unit property, he may make an order,
directing notice to be served upon the owner of said property as appears
in the records of the Receiver of Taxes of the Village.
D.
Contents of notice. The notice shall contain a general
description of the property, a statement of the particulars with regard
to the violative condition(s) existing at the rental dwelling unit
property and an order requiring that the abandoned household contents
existing on or contiguous with the property and/or its frontage be
removed. The notice shall specify a time, not less than 48 hours after
the service thereof, within which the owner served with such notice
shall complete the removal of the abandoned household contents from
the property or along the frontage or the contiguous right-of-way
as specified in the notice. The notice shall further state that, in
the event that the cited condition is not eliminated within the time
specified in the notice, the Village shall undertake to enter upon
the property, if necessary, to remove the abandoned household contents
and assess the cost of such removal against said property.
E.
Service of notice. The notice may be served either
personally or by certified mail, addressed to the last known address,
if any, of the owner as the same may appear on the records of the
Receiver of Taxes of the Village; provided, however, that if such
service is made by certified mail, a copy thereof shall also be posted
on the property where the abandoned household contents are located.
Service of the notice by mail and posting shall be deemed completed
on the day on which both the mailing and the posting will have been
accomplished.
F.
Failure to comply. Upon failure of the owner of the
rental dwelling unit to comply with the notice within the time provided
therein, the Village may provide such labor and materials as are necessary
for removing the abandoned household contents from said property or
its frontage or contiguous right-of-way and may cause such work to
be performed as will remove the abandoned household contents from
the property.
G.
Assessment of costs and expenses. All costs and expenses
incurred by the Village in connection with the removal of the abandoned
household contents from said property or its frontage or contiguous
right-of-way shall be assessed against the subject land or lot. An
itemization of such costs shall be provided to the Village Board by
the code enforcement official. The total costs and expenses shall
then be determined by the Village Board and shall be reported to the
Assessor for the Village as the amount to be liened and assessed against
the property, and the expense so assessed shall constitute a lien
and charge on the property on which it is levied until paid or otherwise
satisfied or discharged and shall be collected in the same manner
and at the same time as other Village charges.
Under New York State Public Officers Law § 87(2)(b),
rental registration forms, and that portion of the rental occupancy
permit application required, shall 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
code enforcement official will institute strict policies to ensure
that such information is available only to Village personnel who are
engaged in the enforcement of the provisions of this article.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for any person, broker or agent to list, show or otherwise
offer for lease, rent or sale on behalf of the owner or authorized
agent any dwelling unit for which there is not in effect a valid current
rental occupancy permit issued by the Village Clerk or her designee,
in any situation where a rental occupancy permit is required by this
article. The aforesaid person, broker or agent has a duty to verify
the existence of a valid rental occupancy permit where one is required.
A.
It shall be presumed that a single or one-family dwelling
unit is occupied by more than one family if the code enforcement official
authorized to enforce or investigate violation of this article or
any laws, codes, rules, ordinances and regulations of the State of
New York finds that it contains more than one kitchen or if two or
more of the following features are found to exist on the premises:
(1)
More than one mailbox, mail slot or post office address;
(2)
More than one doorbell or doorway on the same side
of the dwelling unit;
(3)
More than one gas meter;
(4)
More than one electric meter;
(5)
More than one connecting line for cable television
service;
(6)
More than one antenna, dish antenna or related receiving
equipment;
(7)
Separate entrances for segregated parts of the dwelling
unit, including but not limited to bedrooms;
(8)
Partitions or internal doors with locks which may
serve to bar access between segregated portions of the dwelling unit
among its owner(s) and occupants;
(9)
Separate written or oral leases or rental arrangements,
payments or agreements for portions of the dwelling unit among its
owner(s) and occupants;
(10)
The inability of any occupant to have lawful
access to all parts of the dwelling unit; or
(11)
A separate entrance leading directly to a separated
living space containing a bathroom.
B.
All of the foregoing may be rebutted by evidence presented
to the code enforcement official or any court of competent jurisdiction.
A.
The presence or existence of any of the following
shall create a presumption that a dwelling unit is rented:
(1)
The dwelling unit is occupied by someone other than
the owner and the owner of the dwelling unit represents in writing
or otherwise to any person, establishment, business, institution or
government agency that he resides at an address other than the dwelling
unit in question.
(2)
Persons residing in the dwelling unit represent that
they pay rent to the owner of the premises.
(3)
Utilities, cable, telephone or other services are
in place or are requested to be installed or used at the dwelling
unit in the name of someone other than the owner.
(4)
Testimony by a witness that is common knowledge in
the community that a person other than the owner resides in the dwelling
unit.
B.
All of the foregoing may be rebutted by evidence presented
to the code enforcement official or any court of competent jurisdiction.
A.
It shall be presumed that an owner of a dwelling unit
does not reside within said dwelling unit if one or more of the following
sets forth an address which is different than that of the dwelling
unit:
B.
All of the foregoing may be rebutted by evidence presented
to the code enforcement official or any court of competent jurisdiction.
A.
The code enforcement official may revoke a rental
dwelling permit where it appears that the permit holder has caused,
permitted, suffered or allowed to exist and remain upon the premises
for which such permit has been issued, for a period of 10 days or
more after written notice has been provided to the permit holder or
the managing agent of such rental dwelling unit, of a violation of
the Multiple Residence Law, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code, the Nassau County Fire Prevention Ordinance, or
a violation of the laws, rules, codes, ordinances or regulations of
the Village of Island Park, the County of Nassau or the State of New
York.
B.
An appeal from such revocation may be taken by the
permit holder to the Board of Trustees, by written request made within
30 days from the date of such revocation. The Board of Trustees shall
hold a public hearing on such appeal within 30 days after receipt
of written notice of such appeal and after such hearing may make written
findings, conclusions, and a decision either sustaining such permit
revocation or reinstating such permit within 30 days after the close
of such public hearing.
[Amended 2-18-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016]
Any person, association, firm or corporation who or which violates
any provision of this article or assists in the violation of any provision
of this article shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows:
A.
Shall be liable for and pay a fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $2,000, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both, for conviction of a first offense.
B.
Shall be liable for and pay a fine of not less than
$1,000 nor more than $3,000, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both, for conviction of the second of two offenses, both
of which were committed within a period of five years.
C.
Shall be liable for and pay a fine of not less than
$1,500 nor more than $5,000, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
15 days, or both, for conviction of the third or subsequent offenses,
all of which were committed within a period of five years.
This article shall take effect on April 1, 2008,
after having first been filed with the New York Secretary of State.
[Adopted 7-16-2020 by L.L. No. 4-2020]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A rental dwelling or dwelling unit occupied by persons other
than the owner or a family member of the owner and for which rent
is received by the owner, directly or indirectly, in exchange for
such rental occupation for a period of less than six months. For the
purposes of this code, the term "transient rental property" shall
refer to all non-owner-occupied dwelling units rented for a period
of less than six months and shall not include:
Properties used exclusively for nonresidential commercial purposes
in any zoning district; or
Any legally operating hotel/motel business operating exclusively
and catering to transient clientele; that is, customers who customarily
reside at these establishments for short durations for the purpose
of vacationing travel, business, recreational activities, conventions,
emergencies and other activities that are customary to a commercial
hotel/motel business.
Transient rental, or licensing, or the advertisement thereof
by any means by an owner or long-term tenant for the use of a single-family
or two-family dwelling or a portion thereof located in any residence
district for a term of less than six months while the owner or long-term
tenant does not occupy the premises is prohibited.
Any person, association, firm, or corporation who or which violates
any provision of this chapter or assists in the violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by:
A.
A fine of not less than $250 and not exceeding $1,000 for conviction
of a first offense; and $250 a day for every day the property is in
violation of this code.
B.
A fine of not less than $500 and not exceeding $2,000 for conviction
of a second offense; and $250 a day for every day the property is
in violation of this code.
C.
A fine of not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $3,000 for conviction
of a third offense; and $250 a day for every day the property is in
violation of this code.
