City of Troy requires residential rental registration under Troy Code Ch. 215 via Code Enforcement; Rensselaer city also registers rentals. Rural towns generally have no registry.
Troy Code Chapter 215 (Residential Rental Registry) requires all rental dwellings to be registered annually with the Bureau of Code Enforcement (1776 Sixth Avenue). Registration fees are approximately $75 per unit with a $25 late fee; cyclical interior and exterior inspections are conducted on a 3-year cycle. The City of Rensselaer also maintains a rental registry under its Code. Surrounding towns — East Greenbush, North Greenbush, Brunswick, Schodack, Poestenkill — generally have no rental registry; landlord-tenant relationships are governed by NY RPL and RPAPL. Short-term rentals (Airbnb) may have separate registrations under recent local laws; under NY's 2024 statewide STR law platforms collect 4% sales tax starting March 2025.
Troy unregistered rental: $250-$1,000 per Ch. 215. Missed inspection: stop-rental order possible. Failure to fix code violations after notice: $100-$500 per day under Troy Ch. 133.
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