New Rochelle, NY Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Section 261-7 authorizes the City to inspect any dwelling registered as a student housing business, meaning any one-family, two-family, three-family or multiple-family home that houses three or more college students. The statute names three enforcement bodies with inspection authority: the Department of Development, the Bureau of Buildings, and the Fire Department, and it does not limit inspections to a single annual visit or require advance notice. The inspections tie directly to the safety information owners must supply at registration under Section 261-4: the number and location of smoke detectors, whether a fire alarm system or extinguishers are present, and the presence and location of any hazardous or chemical materials on the premises, along with the identity of a property manager, superintendent, or local managing agent available 24 hours a day.

If an inspection turns up a violation of the chapter or reveals that information on the registration was false, Section 261-6 requires the City to notify the business, giving it 10 days to correct the problem before the registration can be revoked. A revoked registration ends the property's authorization to operate as a student housing business until it re-registers and complies. Because the chapter treats registration and inspection as connected obligations, a landlord who blocks or ignores a required inspection risks the same enforcement path as one who never registered at all, since failing to comply with any requirement of Chapter 261 is enforced the same way under Section 261-8.