Southampton Town Officials Consider Imposing Surcharge For Rental Violations - 27 East

Real Estate News

Real Estate News / 1405524

Southampton Town Officials Consider Imposing Surcharge For Rental Violations

icon 1 Photo

author27east on Aug 9, 2016

Due to an increase in the number of rental law violations, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said the town is considering establishing a $100 surcharge in Justice Court for property owners convicted of violations of the rental permit law.

“We have a lot of violations of our rental law,” he said at a recent work session, referring to landlords who have too many tenants, lack rental permits or whose properties have failed inspections. He added, “It’s very limited, in terms of the penalties that people are paying.”

Assistant Town Attorney Kara Bak has drafted proposed legislation and noted in it that the funds generated by the surcharge would be deposited in the Community Housing Opportunity Fund. The money would go toward producing affordable housing, rehabilitating existing housing, offering no-interest or low-interest loans for first-time home buyers, and housing counseling services, according to town documents.

The supervisor noted that the legislation could generate as much as $10,000 a year for the fund. “It’s not a lot, but it’s something,” he added.

The draft legislation would change a portion of the town code to allow the $100 surcharge in addition to fines already in place for convictions of rental law violations, and it would allow that money to be used to promote affordable housing throughout the town.

Mr. Schneiderman said the legislation would most likely go into effect as part of the town’s next budget, or possibly sooner.

You May Also Like:

Quail Ridge Residents Scramble After Apartments Are Purchased for Redevelopment | 27Speaks Podcast

The tenants of Quail Ridge — the two dozen studio and one-bedroom apartments spread over ... 3 Jul 2025 by 27Speaks

Water Mill Property Where Hal Buckner and Dorothy Lichtenstein Left Their Marks Is for Sale

A Water Mill property that hosts a former dairy barn turned artist’s studio and a ... 30 Jun 2025 by Brendan J. O’Reilly

Sundays on the Bay Hits the Market

Sundays on the Bay restaurant and marina on Dune Road in Hampton Bays has hit ... 29 Jun 2025 by Staff Writer

Hamptons Rental Market Remains Alive and Well

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the demise of the Hamptons summer-rental market are greatly exaggerated. “Any hint that the Hamptons rental market is anything but robust is completely wrong,” said Corcoran associate broker Gary DePersia in East Hampton. An interesting dynamic is stirring in the Hamptons vacation-rental market. Although there has been an unprecedented rise in short-term rentals and the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic linger, it has been a bumper crop year for Wall Street, interest rates have remained steady and a new breed of demanding customer is emerging. Despite it all, the Hamptons vacation-rental market remains as ... 19 Jun 2025 by Joseph Finora

Jon Vaccari Joins Noble Black & Partners at Douglas Elliman

Jon Vaccari, a longtime resident of Sag Harbor, has joined Noble Black & Partners at ... 18 Jun 2025 by Staff Writer

Appeals Court Sides With Landowner Over Southampton Village ZBA

Southampton Village has lost an appeal that sought to reinstate a Zoning Board of Appeals ... 12 Jun 2025 by Brendan J. O’Reilly

Last Parcel of Startop Ranch in Montauk Sells

The last plot of land at Startop Ranch in Montauk, 107 Startop Drive, has sold ... by Staff Writer

Hamptons Real Estate Roundtable, Memorial Day Weekend 2025 Edition

With Memorial Day weekend about to kick the Hamptons into high season, The Express News ... 22 May 2025 by Moderated by Brendan J. O’Reilly

Au-Delà Real Estate Vows To Go 'Beyond'

Au-Delà Real Estate, a new boutique real estate firm based in East Hampton, is now ... 20 May 2025 by Brendan J. O’Reilly

AI Helps Rental Seekers Find Homes That Match Their Aesthetic Preferences

Consumers increasingly have an expectation of superior, more personalized service based on their own particular ... by Steven Loeb