Great Neck Plaza, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 124 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 124-57

A. The agency shall be charged with the duty of administering the applicable housing standards of the code and securing compliance therewith and shall be empowered to adopt rules and regulations necessary for securing such compliance and for its own organization and internal management, provided that such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the applicable housing standards of the code. B. The agency shall be authorized to conduct surveys of housing in any area of the village to determine the condition of premises, extent of deterioration, lack of facilities, inadequate maintenance, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, extent of overcrowding, land use and other relevant factors. C. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Buildings: (1) To cause periodic inspections to be made of premises within the scope of applicable housing standards. (2) To cause an investigation of all complaints of alleged housing violations or other unsafe or unsanitary conditions. (3) To order in writing the remedying of all conditions found to exist in or on any premises in violation of provisions of the code or of rules and regulations adopted by the agency, to state in the violation order a reasonable time limit for compliance therewith and, where necessary, to order the vacating of premises found unfit for human habitation. (4) To cause a search of the agency's records of housing violations existing on any premises and to issue a certified statement thereof upon receipt of written request and payment of any fees required by local law or ordinance. (5) To study housing conditions in the village. (6) To cooperate with other municipal, governmental and private agencies engaged in the study and improvement of housing conditions. (7) To make an annual report of housing conditions in the village, accomplishments of the agency and recommendations for the future. D. Where violations of the housing standards exist and pose an immediate hazard or danger to the health, safety or welfare of building occupants or of the public, the Superintendent of Buildings may issue an order citing the violation and directing such action by such other village agency as is necessary to remove or abate the immediate hazard or danger.