Mount Kisco, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 72 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 72-45
Responsibilities of owners
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A. Owners of premises shall be responsible for compliance with the housing standards and shall remain responsible therefor regardless of the fact that this Article may also place certain responsibilities on operators and occupants and regardless of any agreements between owners and operators or occupants as to which party shall assume such responsibility. B. Owners of premises shall be responsible for proper maintenance, condition and operation of service facilities and for furnishing adequate heat and hot-water supply in multiple dwellings. C. It shall be the obligation of each owner of premises occupied by others to conduct regular inspections of such premises and to ensure that such premises and the occupancy thereof comply with the standards set forth in this chapter.
Mount Kisco Code § 72-45 establishes that property owners bear ultimate responsibility for compliance with the village's housing standards, even when operators or occupants also have duties under the same article and even when private agreements shift responsibility to another party. Owners of multiple dwellings must keep service facilities properly maintained and operational, and must supply adequate heat and hot water. Additionally, owners are affirmatively required to conduct regular inspections of occupied premises to verify that both the property and its occupancy meet the chapter's standards.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 72-45, a compliant property owner in Mount Kisco maintains documentation of regular inspections of all occupied premises, keeps service facilities—including heating and hot-water systems—in proper working order, and does not rely on lease clauses or management agreements to shift ultimate housing-code responsibility away from themselves. Operators and property managers may handle day-to-day tasks, but the code makes clear that the owner remains the responsible party regardless of those arrangements. Owners of multiple dwellings in particular should establish routine inspection schedules and maintenance logs to demonstrate ongoing compliance with the chapter's standards.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 72-45 of the Mount Kisco Code gives tenants a clear basis for holding property owners—not just on-site managers or operators—accountable for housing-standard violations, including failures to provide adequate heat or hot water. Because the provision places the inspection and maintenance obligation squarely on the owner, tenants who experience substandard conditions may raise the owner's non-compliance as a relevant factor when reporting concerns to local code-enforcement authorities. Tenants can also consult a tenant-rights organization to understand what documentation to gather and what local or state complaint processes may be available under this provision.
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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