Irondequoit, NY Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- First violation
- $1,000 court penalty
- Second violation
- $2,500 if within a two-year period
- Third violation
- $5,000 if within a two-year period
- After revocation
- One-year bar on a new permit for all owners of the property
- Owner response window
- 20 days after written notice of violation
- Daily civil penalty
- $500 per day for unlawful operation
Summary
In the Town of Irondequoit, a court can impose $1,000 for a first short-term rental violation, $2,500 for a second within a two-year period and $5,000 for a third within two years. Revocation of the permit bars all owners from obtaining a new permit on that property for one year.
(2) Suspend the short-term rental permit. The notice of suspension shall be provided to the property owner and a copy filed with the Town Clerk. (3) Require corrective action that remedies the violation(s). The corrective action must be completed and approved within 30 days of notice from the Code Enforcement Officer or the owner risks revocation of the short-term rental permit. ... (5) Revoke the short-term rental permit. Should a permit be revoked, all owners of the short-term rental are prohibited from obtaining a short-term rental permit on the property for one year after the date of revocation. The Director of Community Development shall send notices of revocation to property owners and shall file a copy with the Town Clerk. (6) Upon the finding of a violation, any court having jurisdiction may impose penalties of $1,000 for first violation, $2,500 for second violation within a two-year period, and $5,000 for third violation within a two-year period.
Full Breakdown
Escalating penalties are in § 235-76.57(B) of the Town of Irondequoit Code, part of the short-term rental article added to Chapter 235 by Local Law No. 9-2025. The process starts when the Authorized Official witnesses, or receives a written complaint of, a violation of the article or of a permit condition. The official records and investigates the complaint. If a violation is found, the owners are notified in writing by personal delivery or certified mail, together with the proposed enforcement action, and have 20 days to submit a written response.
After considering any response, the Authorized Official can take any or all of six actions: attach conditions to the permit, suspend it, require corrective action, issue a court appearance ticket, revoke the permit, or, on a finding of a violation, ask a court to impose the escalating penalties. Suspension notice goes to the owner with a copy filed with the Town Clerk. Corrective action must be completed and approved within 30 days of notice from the Code Enforcement Officer or the owner risks revocation.
Revocation is the heaviest permit sanction. All owners of the short-term rental are prohibited from obtaining a short-term rental permit on the property for one year after the date of revocation, and the Director of Community Development sends notices of revocation to the owners and files a copy with the Town Clerk. A statement that no owner has had a permit revoked within the previous year, for any rental property in the Town of Irondequoit or elsewhere, is also required with each application (§ 235-76.53(A)(8)), and an earlier revocation within the past year is a ground to decline an application (§ 235-76.55(A)(2)).
The Town can also go to court directly. Where a short-term rental is unlawfully operated, including without a permit or in violation of a permit, the court can impose a civil penalty of $500 per day and the Town recovers its reasonable attorney fees (§ 235-76.57(C)). The Director can immediately suspend a permit on grounds listed in § 235-76.58, and the owner can appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals within 60 days of the filing with the Town Clerk (§ 235-76.59).
Violations & Fines
The tiers apply on a finding of a violation by a court: $1,000 first, $2,500 second within a two-year period, $5,000 third within a two-year period. These sit alongside the penalties in Article XIX of Chapter 235 (§ 235-76.57(A)), and the Town's separate action for injunctive relief carries $500 per day plus attorney fees. A revoked permit means a one-year bar on every owner of the property.
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