Saugerties Village, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 148 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 148-1

A. Title. This chapter shall be known as the "Village of Saugerties Rental Property Law" and shall be supplementary to applicable provisions of the existing Code for the Village of Saugerties. B. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish uniform administration and compliance with residential occupancy permits and to establish the responsibilities of parties concerned therewith. This chapter shall provide procedure and standards for the identification and registration of rental properties in order to ensure that the Village of Saugerties has a meaningful, efficient and effective means of communicating with those persons and companies who own rental properties (both short-term and monthly) and to fix the responsibilities on owners to ensure that residential rental property is maintained in accordance with the standards set forth in this chapter and relevant building and property maintenance codes promulgated by New York State. C. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below: ACTION or PROCEEDING Any action or proceeding which may be instituted in the Village Court of the Village of Saugerties or the County Court of the County of Ulster or the Supreme Court of the County of Ulster or any court of competent jurisdiction hearing an alleged violation of any ordinance or law of the Village of Saugerties. BUILDING Any improved real property located within the Village of Saugerties and used for non-owner-occupied residential or mixed use (commercial-residential) purposes. BUILDING IDENTIFICATION A number assigned to all buildings located within the Village of Saugerties that must be placed on the building in a conspicuous location and is used for identification of that particular building. CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY Whenever a tenant shall move away from, willingly quit or vacate, or otherwise express the firm intent to vacate or quit a rental unit. EXIT That portion of the way of departure from the interior of a building or structure to the exterior, at street or grade level accessible to a street, consisting of: (1) Corridors, stairways and lobbies enclosed in construction having a fire-resistance rating, including the door opening thereto from a habitable or uninhabitable space; (2) An interior stairway; (3) A horizontal exit; (4) A door to the exterior at grade; or (5) An exterior stairway or ramp. HABITABLE SPACE Space occupied by one or more persons for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Kitchenettes (kitchens with less than 60 square feet) shall not be deemed "habitable space." NONHABITABLE SPACE Space used for access and vertical travel between stories, as well as space used for kitchenettes, pantries, baths, toilets, laundry, rest, dressing, lockers, storage, utility, heaters and boiler rooms, closets and other spaces for service and maintenance of the building. OWNER Any individual(s), partnership, corporation or similar business organization, whether for profit or otherwise, in whose name title to a building stands. This includes a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or agent or any other person, firm or corporation directly or indirectly in control of the property. OWNER-OCCUPIED Property shall be considered owner-occupied when all individual owners, all partners, or all shareholders of a corporation reside there on a full-time basis. Any owner claiming to occupy rental property shall be required, upon the request of the Village of Saugerties, to provide a sworn affidavit providing any information necessary to support the claim that the premises are owner-occupied. PROCESS A summons or any notice, mandate or any other paper process issued pursuant to any provision of the Code of the Village of Saugerties or any law or regulation of the State of New York. RENTAL PROPERTY Any non-owner-occupied real property located within the Village of Saugerties that is rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for residential or mixed use (commercial-residential) purposes. For the avoidance of any doubt or confusion, any "short-term rental property," as defined in this chapter, also counts as a rental property, and is subject to all of the requirements of a rental property set forth in this chapter. RENTAL UNIT Any non-owner-occupied residential unit. RESIDENTIAL UNIT One or more rooms with provision for sanitary and sleeping facilities, food preparation, and living and working. SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY Any housing or dwelling unit(s) occupied by persons other than the owner or his immediate family for which a fee or compensation, monetary or otherwise, is received by the owner or landlord in exchange for such occupancy, and in which the entire duration of the renter's occupancy is less than one month. This shall include but not be limited to rentals provided by such companies as AirBNB or VRBO. Month to month tenancies shall not be considered short-term rental properties. TENANT A party whose right to possession of a rental unit is subject to the express or implied consent of the owner.