Rockville Centre, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 132 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 132-10
Service of notice or order
Operative Text
All notices or orders required to be given hereunder may be served by delivering to and leaving a copy of the same with the person entitled to such notice. In cases where any such person is absent from the Village, all notices or orders provided for herein shall be sent by registered mail to said person, so absent, to the last known address of said person or to the last address of said person as shown by the records of the Receiver of Taxes and/or in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County. Whenever such service is made by registered mail, a copy of such notice or order shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the front of said dangerous building or substandard building to which it relates. Such mailing and posting shall be deemed adequate service.
Section 132-10 of Rockville Centre's Code of Ordinances establishes how official notices or orders related to dangerous or substandard buildings must be delivered. When the recipient is present in the Village, personal delivery of a copy satisfies the requirement. When the recipient is absent, the notice must be sent by registered mail to their last known address—drawn from tax or county clerk records—and a copy must also be posted visibly on the front of the affected building. Both the mailing and the posting together constitute legally adequate service under this provision.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 132-10, property owners and managers should ensure that current, accurate address information is on file with the Receiver of Taxes and the Nassau County Clerk's office, since those records are the official fallback sources used to locate absent recipients of notices or orders. A compliant operator generally monitors correspondence from the Village and maintains a reliable way to receive registered mail at their address of record. Failing to update address records could mean that a notice sent under § 132-10 is deemed validly served even if the owner did not personally receive it.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 132-10 governs how tenants or other parties entitled to notice about a dangerous or substandard building must be formally reached by Village authorities. If you are a tenant who believes a notice was improperly served—for example, that neither personal delivery nor the registered-mail-and-posting procedure was followed—that procedural issue may be relevant to any proceeding arising from the order. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Nassau County housing procedures can help explain how service requirements under § 132-10 interact with broader enforcement processes.
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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