§ 163-81. Application for rental permit.  


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  • A. 
    Where a dwelling unit is to be used as a rental property, an application for a rental permit shall be filed with the enforcement authority before the term of the rental is to commence.
    (1) 
    The owner of a rental property having failed to comply with the requirements of § 163-81A shall file all appropriate rental application documents within 30 days of the receipt of actual notice of said failure to comply. Actual notice shall include but not be limited to the issuance of a summons or notice of violation and/or written notice from any North Haven Village official.
    B. 
    The application shall contain the following:
    (1) 
    The name, date of birth, telephone number and address of the owner(s).
    (a) 
    Proof of the legal residence of each owner;
    (b) 
    In the event that the owner of the rental property is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity, the name, proof of legal residence, and telephone number of each owner, officer, principal shareholder, partner and/or member of such business entity shall be provided;
    (c) 
    A copy of the last deed of record for the property, as recorded with the Suffolk County Clerk, confirming the ownership of record of the property.
    (2) 
    The name, address and telephone number of the managing agent, if applicable.
    (3) 
    A writing, promulgated by the Office of the Village Attorney, executed by the owner(s) of the rental property, which designates either:
    (a) 
    A person, firm or corporation with an actual place of business, dwelling place, or usual place of abode located within the boundaries of the Village of North Haven; or
    (b) 
    The Village Clerk of the Village of North Haven as agent for service for criminal and civil process pursuant to CPLR Section 318. Every owner shall insure that the address for delivery of such process is current and shall advise the Village Clerk whenever the address is changed. The designated agent, upon receipt of service of process under this designation shall forthwith transmit by regular and certified mail to the owner(s) of the rental property at the address included on the owner(s) application.
    (4) 
    The location of the rental property, including the street address and the Suffolk County Tax Map parcel number.
    (5) 
    The number of tenants intended to occupy the rental property.
    (6) 
    A copy of a contract with a carter providing for weekly pickup, at a minimum, of refuse and proof by letter from the carter indicating that full payment for the entire term of the rental has been made, or in the alternative, an affidavit from the owner acknowledging responsibility for refuse removal in a timely and efficient manner.
    (7) 
    The period of the proposed occupancy.
    (8) 
    A floor plan depicting the location and size of each conventional bedroom.
    (9) 
    A copy of the certificate of occupancy or preexisting certificate of occupancy for the rental property.
    (10) 
    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 Village of North Haven. The certification shall include, but not be limited to, the number of bedrooms, the square footage of each bedroom, a description of every improvement indicated on the survey, and the existence of and location of all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. In lieu of the provision of a certification, an inspection may be conducted by the enforcement authority.
    C. 
    The owner(s) of the premises and the managing agent, if applicable, shall submit an application that is signed, sworn to and notarized.