Southampton, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 270 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 270-8

A. A nonrefundable biennial permit application fee shall be set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. Such fee shall be paid upon the filing of an application for a rental permit or a renewal rental permit. B. The nonrefundable biennial permit application fee shall be waived if the owner of a rental property leases for the entire rental term to low-, moderate-, or middle-income households, and in such rental amounts as adopted by the Town Board through the annual resolution which updates the rental formula multipliers for units reserved for income-eligible households pursuant to Chapter 216 of the Code of the Town of Southampton. C. The nonrefundable biennial rental permit application fee shall be reduced if the owner of a rental property qualifies for any of the following real property tax exemptions at his or her primary residence located in the Town of Southampton: (1) Enhanced STAR; (2) Veterans exemption; or (3) Senior citizens exemption. These reduced fees shall be set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. D. The nonrefundable biennial rental permit application fee shall be reduced if the owner of a rental property submits a sworn affidavit affirming that the rental property will be leased to any active member of a volunteer fire department or ambulance corps and/or is qualified for a volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers real property tax exemption. This reduced fee shall be set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. E. The nonrefundable biennial rental permit application fee shall be reduced if the owner of a rental property elects to provide a written certification from a licensed architect or licensed engineer that states that the rental property fully complies with all of the provisions of the Code of the Town of Southampton pursuant to § 270-5B(11) . This reduced fee shall be set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. F. The nonrefundable biennial rental permit application fee shall be reduced if the owner of a rental property submits a sworn affidavit affirming that the rental property will be leased to a senior citizen, as defined in § 330-5 of the Town Code, or a qualified disabled person, as defined in § 216-2 of the Town Code. This reduced fee shall be set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. G. If an owner of a rental property is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to have violated this chapter, or has pled guilty to a lesser included offense in satisfaction of the originally charged offense, the nonrefundable biennial rental permit application fee will be imposed as an “in-violation fee,” set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. H. Broker/agent's responsibility prior to listing. It shall be a ground for administrative permit suspension and/or revocation for a two-year period by the Public Safety and Emergency Management Administrator, or the Chief Fire Marshal, and imposition of an "in-violation fee" set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board, for a particular property, for any person, managing agent, real estate broker, or real estate agent to list, advertise, show, or otherwise offer for lease, or rent as a rental property while said property has not been issued an active rental permit by the Town of Southampton. It shall be the broker's or agent's duty to verify the existence of a valid rental registration before acting on behalf of the owner and/or managing agent. I. The Public Safety and Emergency Management Administrator, or the Chief Fire Marshal, may waive the fee/s required by this section in instances in which any applicant that is a not-for-profit housing development corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York (having provided proof of the same) is providing housing for senior citizens or those with developmental disabilities subject to income guidelines established by federal or state regulation. J. Any owner, or person, managing agent, or designee who operates multiple apartment units within a single tax map lot on behalf of an owner/s shall pay a biannual permit application fee as set, and changed as needed, by resolution of the Southampton Town Board. A copy of the fee schedule is on file with the Town Clerk's office. Such fees shall correspond with categories below based upon the number of single-family rental units, as follows: (1) Four to 10; (2) 11 to 25; (3) 26 to 50; (4) 51 to 100; (5) 101 to 200; (6) Over 200. K. The nonrefundable biennial rental permit application fee shall be waived for any housing owned or managed by the Southampton Town Department of Community Housing and Development or any affordable or senior multifamily dwelling unit developments owned and/or managed by a not-for-profit organization.