Showing ordinances that apply to Shelter Island, NY
Shelter Island is an unincorporated community (population 1,602) in Suffolk County, New York. Because Shelter Island is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rent control rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Suffolk County is NOT opted into the NY Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA) for most housing, but NY HSTPA 2019 reforms apply statewide: security deposits capped at 1 month, 14-day rent grace period, and tenant-screening fee cap of $20. Rental permits required by most Suffolk towns.
Suffolk County is not a rent-stabilized jurisdiction outside of a small number of ETPA-covered buildings; however, the NY Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) applies statewide. Security deposits capped at one month rent (NY GOL 7-108). Rent grace period of 14 days before late fees may be assessed, with late fees capped at 5% of monthly rent or $50 (whichever is less). Application fees capped at $20 for background and credit checks. 30/60/90-day notice required for non-renewal or rent increases over 5% depending on tenancy length (NY RPL 226-c). Evictions governed by NY RPAPL 711; self-help eviction and lockouts illegal (NY RPL 768, felony). Suffolk County towns require rental permits: Brookhaven Chapter 82, Islip, Huntington 199, Southampton 270, East Hampton rental registry all mandate registration, inspection, and fees $100-$600 per rental unit. Source of income discrimination prohibited under NY Human Rights Law 296.
HSTPA violations: tenant recovery of double deposits, attorneys fees. Unlawful lockout: Class A misdemeanor, up to 1 year jail. Unregistered rentals: Suffolk towns impose $250-$2,000 per day, plus denial of holdover eviction.
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