Clarkstown, NY Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 157-60(A) requires every owner of a one-family or two-family dwelling unit engaged in rental occupancy to register on a Town-approved form within 90 days of the article's effective date; Subsection (B) makes it unlawful to maintain, use, lease, rent or permit occupancy of an unregistered rental unit. Subsection (D) exempts hotels and motels operating as such, hospitals, senior congregate care and assisted living, nursing homes, apartment houses, registered multiple dwellings, garden apartments, government-owned public housing, and registered boardinghouses and rooming houses. A separate owner-occupied exemption in § 157-61 applies only where the owner of record maintains bona fide occupancy, limited to one exempt premises per owner, and unavailable to a corporation or other entity unless owner-occupied.

The registry application under § 157-62(A) must include the owner's contact information, a Tax Map description, a scaled floor sketch, designation of an in-county service agent, and a sworn statement that the owner knows of no code violations on the premises; the Building Department can reject an incomplete or untruthful application. Approved registrations are valid for two years and carry a registry number, with fees set by Town Board resolution. Owners who do not maintain a bona fide Rockland County residence must designate a county-resident agent for service under § 157-63, and § 157-64 bars a broker or agent from listing, advertising or leasing a unit without first verifying a current registration is on file. Registration statements are public records obtainable through a Freedom of Information Law request under § 157-67.