Esopus, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 101 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 101-3

A. Every owner of a rental property as above defined shall file with the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus, within 90 days from the enactment date of this chapter, a landlord registration statement on forms to be supplied by the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus. B. It shall be unlawful for any owner of a rental property to offer for rent, or to rent any unit, or to allow any rental unit to be occupied without having first registered pursuant to this chapter as required herein within the time prescribed for such registration. Failure to receive notice of the registration deadline will not excuse failure to register the rental property. It is the owner's responsibility to fulfill the requirements of this chapter. C. The registration form shall contain: (1) A description of the premises by street number or block and lot number, including tax identification number. (2) The owner's name, residential address, and mailing addresses, together with their business telephone number, home phone number, cell phone number, fax number, as well as email address, or if such owner is a corporation, limited-liability company or other entity, the name and address of such corporation, limited-liability company or other entity, and the name, residence, business address, together with the residence, business telephone numbers, cell phone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses, if any, of all officers. (3) Designation of managing agent. The owner must designate a managing agent. The owner shall provide the following information to the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus: the name, residence, business and email address and residence, business and cell telephone numbers of a natural person, 21 years of age or over, who shall reside within a 30 mile radius of the subject rental property, and who shall be designated by such owner as a managing agent responsible for and in control of the maintenance and operation of such dwelling, and who shall be designated as the person upon whom process may be served on behalf of the owner. The managing agent and/or owner shall keep a current record of all the tenants, and their names and addresses, who are renting, leasing or living in the premises. There shall be endorsed upon such statements a written consent to such designation signed by such managing agent. An owner who is a natural person and who meets the requirements of this subsection as to the location of the residence or place of transacting business of a managing agent may designate themselves as such managing agent. (4) The owner shall be obligated, at all times, to keep this information updated, and when there is a change in ownership or a change in the managing agent, the owner shall be obligated to update the information by amending the landlord registration statement within 15 days from the date of any such change. D. Upon completion and execution and submission of the landlord registration statement as aforesaid, said registration shall be reviewed by the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus or its designee for adequacy. Should the Building Inspector and/or its designees determine that said application is incomplete, defective or untruthful for any reason, said application shall be marked "rejected" and returned to the filer. A rejected application shall not be deemed to comply with the following provisions of this chapter. E. It shall be the responsibility of each owner to timely notify the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus whenever the information provided in the landlord registration statement has become outdated or for any reason is inaccurate. F. A copy of the approved application shall be required and shall be a condition precedent before the owner shall be entitled to rent any unit contained in the rental property. G. Where, after filing of any landlord registration statement in relation to any rental property under the applicable provisions of this chapter, the owner of such property shall have granted or transferred their right, title or interest therein or in any part thereof, such owner shall file with the Town of Esopus Building Inspector within 15 days after such grant or transfer a written statement which, under oath, shall contain the name and residence, business addresses, business and home telephone, cell phone numbers, fax numbers and email of the grantee, transferee or other successor of such right, title and interest, or if such grantee, transferee or successor is a corporation, the name and address of such corporation, including the names of all officers, their addresses, business and residence phone and cell numbers as well as email addresses and fax numbers. If the owner is a limited-liability company, the names of all managing members, their addresses, business and residence phone and cell numbers as well as email addresses and fax numbers. If the owner is unable with due diligence to secure the aforementioned information, then the owner shall immediately notify the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus, in writing, of this fact. H. Where, after the filing of any landlord registration statement with the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus pursuant to the applicable provisions of this chapter, any change other than a designation of a different managing agent or a change of ownership or interest occurs in any name, residence or any business address of a list of officers required to be included in such statement, the owner, within 15 days after such change shall file a statement under oath setting forth the particulars of such change so as to supply the information necessary to make currently correct the last landlord registration statement filed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this section. I. An owner may terminate such designation by filing with the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus a sworn written statement designation a new managing agent made in conformity with the provisions hereinabove cited. J. Any landlord registration statement or designation of a managing agent required to be filed with the Building Inspector of the Town of Esopus by any owner of a rental property under the provisions of this section shall be signed by such owner, or if such owner is a corporation, by an officer thereof, or if such owner is a partnership, by a partner thereof or if said owner is a limited-liability company, by a managing member thereof and said statements must be sworn to under the penalties of perjury. K. Any such landlord registration statement or designation of a managing agent shall be deemed prima facie proof of the statement therein contained in any criminal or civil prosecution against the owner or managing agent of a rental property.