No countywide rental registry in Ulster County. Individual municipalities (notably City of Kingston, Town of Ulster, Village of New Paltz) operate rental registration and inspection programs. Unincorporated areas typically have no registration requirement.
Rental registration is handled municipally. City of Kingston operates a Certificate of Rental Occupancy program under Chapter 331 requiring registration of all rental dwellings, initial and periodic inspections (typically every 3 years), and fees ranging from approximately $75-$150 per unit. Town of Ulster (adjacent to Kingston) maintains a rental registry and property maintenance inspection program. Village of New Paltz operates rental registration for properties rented to SUNY New Paltz students and others, with inspections focused on occupancy limits and life safety. Village of Saugerties has a rental registry for non-owner-occupied units. Most unincorporated rural Ulster towns (Olive, Hardenburgh, Denning, Shandaken, etc.) have NO rental registration and rely on complaint-driven NY Property Maintenance Code enforcement. Short-term rentals (under 30 days) are separately regulated and increasingly subject to local registration under town/village STR laws (e.g., Woodstock STR law).
Operating unregistered rental in Kingston: up to $1,500 per unit plus order to vacate. Occupancy without Certificate of Rental Occupancy: fines plus possible tenant displacement. Repeat violations in Ulster municipalities: escalating fines and loss of rental status.
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