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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Peekskill 9-14-2009 by L.L. No. 17-2009. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alarm systems — See Ch. 160.
Condominium conversion — See Ch. 239.
Housing standards — See Ch. 332.
Property and building nuisance reform — See Ch. 428.
Zoning — See Ch. 575.
A. 
It has been the experience of the Building Department, Fire Department, Police Department, Department of Public Works and other City departments that when these departments need to contact the owners of properties in the City of Peekskill, they encounter difficulties in obtaining the property residence address and telephone number at which to reach these owners when these owners do not reside or do business at the property in question. This difficulty causes delay and/or the inability of these City departments to contact the owners. The Common Council recognizes the need for City departments, particularly in emergency situations, to be able to quickly contact the owner and/or manager of a property located within the City, thus not hampering the ability of these City departments to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
B. 
In order to facilitate contact with these property owners or property managers by the City departments, this chapter is being enacted to require the owners of multiple dwellings and non-owner-occupied properties to provide the City and its various departments with accessible, accurate contact information concerning the property and the person or persons responsible for the property.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all residential properties within the City of Peekskill other than one-, two- or three-family residential owner-occupied properties.
A. 
Every owner of property to which this chapter applies and, where applicable, every property manager who manages property in the City of Peekskill to which this chapter applies, shall file with the Building Department, in duplicate, on a form to be provided by the Building Department, a statement showing the following:
[Amended 4-15-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
(1) 
The complete name, street address and mailing address if different, date of birth, telephone number and twenty-four-hour emergency telephone number(s) if different, of the property owner or employee(s) of the property owner; and
(2) 
If applicable, the complete name, street address and mailing address if different, telephone number and twenty-four-hour emergency telephone number(s) if different, of the responsible property manager or employee(s) of the property manager; and
(3) 
The name, address, phone number and relationship to the property of the person completing the form, if other than the owner, in which case the registration must be approved by the owner in writing; and
(4) 
Whether the building is vacant or occupied; and
(5) 
The number of dwelling units in the property.
B. 
Said statement shall be kept on file in the Building Department; a copy shall be provided to the Police Department, police dispatchers, fire alarm dispatchers, and the Department of Public Works and shall be available on file for other City departments' access and review as needed.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
C. 
In the event that the owner does not reside or maintain a place of business within the City of Peekskill, then the said registration shall also provide a designation of a person or managing agent who does reside or maintain a place of business within the City of Peekskill who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of such owner or, in the alternative, a waiver of personal service of process and acceptance of such service by certified mail.
[Amended 4-15-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
It shall further be the responsibility of the property owner or property manager, if approved by the owner in writing, to report a change in the ownership of the property(ies), a change in the property manager, or any change to the information required pursuant to § 435-3 of this chapter within 30 days of any said change in status or information taking effect.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
OWNER-OCCUPIED
A property shall be deemed owner-occupied when at least one record owner of the property occupies at least one dwelling unit therein as his/her principal year-round residence.
PROPERTY MANAGER
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity responsible, whether for pay or not, for the day-to-day management of the property as evidenced by such factors, including, but not limited to, responsibility for renting units, maintenance of the property and collection of rents, or other acts taken on behalf of the property owner in the management of the property.
[Amended 12-27-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
Any person who provides inaccurate information required by this section, and any property owner or property manager who fails to register, reregister or otherwise comply with the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine, for a first offense, of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000; and for a second offense, a fine of $2,500; and for a third or subsequent offense, a fine of $5,000.