Glen Cove, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 168 § 168-65
Registration of rental dwellings; applicability
Operative Text
A. Every owner of a one-family dwelling unit or a two-family dwelling unit in the City of Glen Cove, as defined in this chapter, who is engaged in rental occupancy of such premises shall have a duty to and must register their premises, on an application form available from the Building Department of the City of Glen Cove, within 30 days after the adoption of this section. B. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person or entity who owns or operates a dwelling unit within the City of Glen Cove to maintain, use, lease, rent or suffer or permit occupancy as a rental occupancy after the effective date of this chapter without having registered said dwelling with the Building Department, except as provided herein. C. For the purposes of this article "rental occupancy" shall mean the occupancy or use of a dwelling unit by one or more persons as a home or residence under an arrangement whereby the occupant(s) thereof pay rent for such occupancy or use. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any occupancy of a dwelling unit is a rental occupancy if the owner of such dwelling unit does not reside in said dwelling unit. The term "residential rental premises" shall be interchangeable with the term "rental occupancy." D. For the purposes of this article "rent" shall mean a return to the owner or lessor of money, property or other valuable consideration for use or occupancy of a dwelling unit. E. For the purposes of this article the definitions contained in Part 1 and Part 2 of this chapter shall be applicable. F. This article shall not apply to hotels and motels when operating for their intended purpose within the meaning of state law and local zoning laws; hospitals, congregate care housing for seniors, assisted living for seniors, nursing homes and similar living arrangements; apartment houses, registered multiple dwellings, garden apartments, public housing owned and operated by governmental agencies; registered boarding houses and registered rooming houses.
Glen Cove, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 168 § 168-65 requires that owners of one- and two-family rental dwellings in Glen Cove register their properties with the city's Building Department. Operating, leasing, or permitting occupancy of an unregistered rental unit is explicitly unlawful under this provision. The rule creates a rebuttable presumption that any dwelling not occupied by its owner is a rental, and it exempts certain property types—such as hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, apartment houses, and registered multiple dwellings—from its requirements.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 168-65, owners of one- and two-family rental dwellings in Glen Cove are expected to obtain and submit a registration application from the Building Department before allowing any tenant to occupy the unit. Compliant operators keep their registration current and on file, since maintaining, leasing, or permitting occupancy without registration is classified as a violation of the ordinance. Because the provision presumes that any owner-absent dwelling is a rental, owners who do not live on-site should be especially attentive to ensuring their registration is in order.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 168-65 of Glen Cove's Code of Ordinances establishes that your landlord is legally required to register a one- or two-family rental dwelling with the Building Department before renting it out. If a unit is being rented without that registration, the landlord is in violation of local law—a fact that tenants may be able to raise in relevant proceedings or bring to the attention of the Glen Cove Building Department. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Nassau County housing law can help explain what options may be available when a landlord has not complied with this registration requirement.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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