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Town of Liberty, NY
Sullivan County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Liberty 2-11-1976. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction and fire prevention administration — See Ch. 60.
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 64.
This chapter shall apply to every multiple residence in the Town of Liberty. A "multiple residence," for the purpose of this chapter, is defined as a house containing two or more self-contained apartments or a housing facility containing two or more apartments.
The owner of every building in the Town of Liberty constituting a multiple residence as defined in § 103-1 shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous place in the main public hall or entry in said building and shall file with the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Liberty a notice no smaller than six inches by eight inches in size, setting forth the following facts:
A. 
The name, address and telephone number of the owner of said building.
B. 
The name, address and telephone number of the lessee, if any, of said building.
C. 
The name, address and telephone number of the manager and superintendent of said building.
D. 
The type of heating fuel oil used in said building and the name and address of the supplier of said fuel.
In a house or building containing not more than four apartments, one of which is occupied by the owner or lessee, the notice provided for in § 103-2 need not be posted, provided that copies of said notice are delivered to the occupant of each apartment or dwelling unit.
The owner of every multiple residence shall, if such owner is not a resident of Sullivan County, file with the Code Enforcement Officer the name, address and telephone number of an agent residing in Sullivan County who shall be authorized to accept service on behalf of said owner of all notices and process issued pursuant to this chapter, the Building Code of the Town of Liberty,[1] the Public Health Law or the Multiple Residence Law of the State of New York. This provision shall apply to any owner, whether an individual or corporation.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 60, Building Construction and Fire Prevention Administration.
[Amended 5-13-1976]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against any provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense hereunder for each period of 24 hours the offense is continued.