Cheektowaga, NY Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing office
- Office of Neighborhood Preservation
- Vacate notice period
- 90 days after notice
- Registration fine
- $250 per 30 days, up to $1,000
- Vacant unit rule
- cannot rent until certificate issued
- Seasonal exterior rule
- storm windows/doors Oct 1-Apr 30
Summary
Cheektowaga ties its rental registration certificate to livability: the Town can deny or revoke a landlord's property owner registration certificate whenever the Office of Neighborhood Preservation issues a notice of violation for a condition that threatens tenants' life, safety or health.
Occupied units; hazard. In addition to other penalties under this article, any certificate may be denied or revoked if the property has been issued a notice of violation from the Office of Neighborhood Preservation in which there is a condition that adversely affects or are likely to adversely affect the life, safety, general welfare and health, including the physical, mental and social well-being of the person(s) occupying the dwelling(s). Compliance of the notice of violation must be submitted to the issuing office with a completed registration statement in order to request a new registration certificate.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996449; v35 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
' To get a new certificate after that kind of revocation, the owner must submit proof of compliance with the notice of violation together with a completed registration statement. The underlying physical standards come from Chapter 70's Property Maintenance article, which § 70-30 declares supplants the state Property Maintenance Code 'to provide even higher standards' for every property in Town, rental or not; §§ 70-32 through 70-34 then set specific requirements, including storm doors and windows from October 1 to April 30, self-closing entrance doors and screened openings from May 1 to October 1, maintained handrails and fire-escape clearance, and a working shutoff valve for any gas supply.
If a registration certificate is denied or revoked and a unit is occupied, § 194-5B requires the Town to notify both owner and occupants and gives them 90 days to vacate unless the violation is corrected first; vacant units under a denied or revoked certificate cannot be rented or reoccupied at all under § 194-5A.
Violations & Fines
Renting a unit without a valid property owner registration certificate, or continuing to occupy one after the certificate is denied or revoked for an uncorrected habitability violation, triggers the vacate procedure in § 194-5B and, separately, fines of $250 per thirty-day period up to $1,000 for failing to register under § 194-6A, which becomes a lien on the property if unpaid. Property Maintenance violations under Chapter 70 carry the § 70-9 penalty of up to $250 or 15 days in jail per day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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