Glen Cove, NY Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- First offense
- Up to $2,500
- Second offense (5 yrs)
- $2,500 to $5,000
- Third offense (5 yrs)
- $5,000 to $10,000
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
- Civil remedy
- City may sue for damages/injunction, § 280-45.4.B
Summary
A second short-term rental conviction in Glen Cove costs $2,500 to $5,000, and a third costs $5,000 to $10,000, under City Code § 280-45.4. Each day a banned transient rental keeps operating after a citation counts as its own separate violation of § 280-45.3.
A. Any person, association, firm, company, or corporation that violates § 280-45.3 with respect to transient rental properties shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: (1) By a fine of not more than $2,500. (2) For a second offense committed within five years of a first offense, by a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000. (3) For a third offense committed within five years of a first offense, by a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000. (4) Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of § 280-45.3 with respect to transient rental properties.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5003439; v76 updated 2026-08-26; through 08-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Glen Cove built a graduated penalty directly into its transient-rental ban rather than leaving enforcement to the general zoning fine schedule. 3's citywide prohibition on transient rental properties. A second offense committed within five years of the first jumps to a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000, and a third offense within five years of the first climbs again to not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000. 3, so a property owner who keeps a listing live after a citation can rack up daily fines on top of whatever tier applies to the underlying offense count.
B lets the City bring a civil action for money damages or injunctive relief against a repeat offender, including recovering its own prosecution costs, and that civil remedy runs independently of any criminal fine, meaning a persistent short-term rental operator can face both a criminal summons and a civil suit arising from the same listing.
Violations & Fines
First offense: up to $2,500. Second offense within five years: $2,500 to $5,000. Third offense within five years of the first: $5,000 to $10,000. Each day of continued operation after a citation is a separate violation under § 280-45.4.A(4), and the City may also pursue civil damages or an injunction under § 280-45.4.B, independent of any criminal fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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