Saugerties Village, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 148 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 148-2

A. Owner registration. (1) Any owner of rental property located within the Village of Saugerties shall register that rental property with the Village Building Inspector within 180 days of the effective date of this chapter on a form approved by the Village Building Inspector. The form shall be known as a "landlord registration statement" and shall be signed by the owner under oath. (2) It shall be unlawful for any owner to offer any unit for rent, or to rent any unit, or to allow any rental unit to be occupied without having first registered pursuant to this chapter as within the time prescribed for such registration. Failure to receive notice of the registration deadline will not excuse failure to register rental property. It is the owner's responsibility to fulfill the requirements of this chapter. (3) Any owner of rental property located within the Village of Saugerties shall register that rental property with the Village Building Inspector within 180 days of the effective date of this chapter on a form approved by the Village Building Inspector; provided, however, that the owner of any short-term rental property located within the Village shall register that property with the Village Building Inspector on the prescribed form no later than March 31, 2024. The form shall be known as a "landlord registration statement" and shall be signed by the owner under oath. (4) It shall be unlawful for any owner to offer any unit for rent, or to rent any unit, or to allow any rental unit to be occupied without having first registered pursuant to this chapter as within the time prescribed for such registration. Failure to receive notice of the registration deadline will not excuse failure to register rental property. It is the owner's responsibility to fulfill the requirements of this chapter. B. Landlord registration statement. (1) The landlord registration statement shall contain the following: (a) A description of the premises by street number and tax identification number. (b) Information describing the rental property, including, but not limited to, the following details: [1] The number of bedrooms; [2] An assurance that liability and property damage insurance is held on the property, including the insurer's name and policy number for all policies; [3] Such other and further information, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, Fire Chief and Police Chief, and Village Board, as is necessary to protect the interests of the Village, the owner, and/or any occupant of the rental property. (c) The owner's name, address of residence, and mailing address, together with his or her business telephone number, home telephone number, cell phone number, fax number, and e-mail address, or, if such owner is a partnership or corporation, the name and address of such corporation and the name, residence, business address, business telephone numbers, home telephone numbers, cell phone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses, if any, of all officers or members. (2) Any owner of real property in the Village of Saugerties shall be obligated, at all times, to keep the information contained in the landlord registration statement updated and to notify the Village in a timely manner whenever the information provided has become outdated or is no longer accurate. When there is a change in ownership or a change in the managing agent, the owner shall be obligated to update the information by amending the landlord registration statement within 15 days of the date of any such change. (3) Upon completion, execution and submission of the landlord registration statement, such statement shall be reviewed by the Department, or its designee, for adequacy. Where the Village of Saugerties and/or its designee determines that an application is incomplete, defective or untruthful, such application shall be marked "rejected" and returned to the filer. (4) Where, subsequent to the filing of a landlord registration statement for a specific rental property, the owner of such property has granted or transferred his or her right, title or interest therein or in any part thereof, such owner shall file with the Department of the Village of Saugerties a written statement containing the name, address of residence and mailing address, if different, business address, business telephone number, home telephone number, cell phone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the grantee, transferee or other successor of such right, title or interest, or, if such grantee, transferee or successor is a corporation, the name and address of such corporation, including the names of all officers, their addresses, business and home phone numbers and cell phone number as well as e-mail addresses and fax numbers. This statement shall be signed under oath and filed within 15 days after the grant or transfer occurs; if the grantor cannot, with due diligence, secure the aforementioned information from the grantee, transferee or successor, he or she must immediately notify the Department of the Village of Saugerties. Once such notice is given, the grantor shall have no further obligation with respect to this provision. (5) Where, subsequent to the filing of a landlord registration statement for a specific rental property, any change other than a designation of a change in managing agent or change of ownership or interest occurs, including a change of name, residence or business address of a list of officers of a corporation required to be included in a landlord registration statement, the owner shall file, on forms to be furnished by the Department of the Village of Saugerties, a statement setting forth the particulars of such change so as to supply all information necessary to make the landlord registration statement filed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this section current. This statement shall be signed under oath and filed within 15 days after such change occurs. (6) Any landlord registration statement required to be filed with the Department of the Village of Saugerties pursuant to this chapter shall be signed by the owner of a rental property, or, where such owner is a corporation, by an officer thereof, or, where such owner is a partnership, by a partner thereof, and said statements must be sworn to under the penalties of perjury. (7) Any landlord registration statement shall be deemed prima facie proof of the information contained therein in any criminal or civil prosecution instituted by the Village of Saugerties or by any proper prosecutorial agency against the owner or managing agent of a rental property. C. Designation of a managing agent. (1) In the event that an owner of rental property or mixed use property located within the Village of Saugerties does not reside in the County of Ulster, he or she shall be obligated to designate a managing agent. (2) A managing agent shall be a natural person, 18 years of age or older, who resides within the County of Ulster. A managing agent may also be the officer of corporation doing business within the County of Ulster. (3) Where a managing agent is required, an owner of rental property shall provide a statement designating an individual as the managing agent for such property to the Department, Building Inspector and Office of Code Enforcement of the Village of Saugerties. This statement shall include the agent's name, residential address, business address, and e-mail address and home, business, and cell phone numbers. The agent shall be responsible for and in control of the operation of such rental property and the agent for service of process upon the owner. The statement designating a management agent shall include consent to such designation and be signed under oath by the agent. (4) Any designation as a managing agent made pursuant to this section shall remain in full force and effect until changed or terminated as hereinafter provided, unless such agent dies or is declared incompetent by a court, at which time the designation automatically ceases to be effective. (5) An owner may terminate a managing agent designation by filing with the Department of the Village of Saugerties a sworn written statement designating a new managing agent made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. (6) An owner who is a natural person and who meets the requirements of this subsection as to the location of the residence or place of transacting business of a managing agent may designate him/herself as such managing agent. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as preventing a corporation owning real property in the Village of Saugerties from designating as its managing agent any officer of the corporation who meets the requirements of this chapter as to residency or place of business. (7) Any designation of a managing agent required to be filed with the Department of the Village of Saugerties pursuant to this chapter shall be signed by the owner of a rental property, or, where such owner is a corporation, by an officer thereof, or, where such owner is a partnership, by a partner thereof, and said statements must be sworn to under the penalties of perjury. (8) Any designation of a managing agent shall be deemed prima facie proof of the information contained therein in any criminal or civil prosecution instituted by the Village of Saugerties or by any proper prosecutorial agency against the owner or managing agent of a rental property.