New Hyde Park, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 196 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 196-4

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Superintendent of Buildings, Senior Building Inspector, or Building Inspector of the Village of New Hyde Park, or the delegates and assistants of such Superintendent or Inspector. DWELLING UNIT A structure or building, or part thereof, or an area, room or rooms therein, occupied or to be occupied by one or more persons as a home or residence. MIXED OCCUPANCY BUILDING A building occupied in part for residential use and in part for some other nonaccessory use. See "multiple dwelling." MULTIPLE DWELLING Any of the following: A. A building designed or occupied for residential purposes by more than two families; or B. A series of attached, detached, or semidetached buildings which are provided as a group collectively with essential services and utilities, and which are located on a lot, plot, or parcel of land, under common ownership; or C. The residential part of a mixed occupancy building OWNER A. Owner or any other person or persons or entity or entities having the right to possession of a dwelling unit, except: (1) A public housing authority organized as such under the laws of the State of New York; and (2) A cooperative apartment corporation whose offering statement or prospectus has been accepted for filing by the New York State Attorney General under General Business Law § 352-e . B. A tenant will be considered to be an owner in relation to a subtenant. RENT A return, in money, property or other valuable consideration (including payment in kind or services or other thing of value) for use and occupancy or the right to use and occupancy of a dwelling unit, whether or not a legal relationship of landlord and tenant exists between the owner and the occupant or occupants thereof. RENTAL DWELLING UNIT A dwelling unit established, occupied, used or maintained for rental occupancy. RENTAL OCCUPANCY The occupancy or use of a dwelling unit by one or more persons as a home or residence under an arrangement whereby the occupant or occupants thereof pay rent for such occupancy and use. There is a rebuttable presumption that any occupancy or use of a dwelling unit is a rental occupancy if the owner of the building containing the dwelling unit does not reside in the same building. TRANSIENT RENTAL PROPERTY A. A rental dwelling or dwelling unit occupied by persons other than the owner or a family member of the owner and for which rent is received by the owner, directly or indirectly, in exchange for such rental occupation for a period of less than 28 nights. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "transient rental property" shall mean all non-owner-occupied dwelling units rented for a period of less than 28 nights and shall not include: (1) Properties used exclusively for nonresidential commercial purposes in the Business Zoning District. B. Presumption of dwelling unit as transient rental property. (1) The presence of the following shall create a presumption that a dwelling unit is being used as a transient rental property: (a) The dwelling unit, or any room therein, is offered for lease on a short-term rental website, included Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO and the like for a period of less than 28 days; or (b) The dwelling is offered for lease in any medium for a period of less than 28 nights. (2) The foregoing presumption may be rebutted by evidence presented to the Code Enforcement Officer that the dwelling unit is not a transient rental property.