Huntington, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 124 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 124-63
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(A) Impeding government action. (1) Any person or business entity who resists, obstructs or impedes the agents, servants, officers or employees of the Town in the placement of placard(s) or the execution of the order to vacate or while they are barricading the entrances shall be deemed in violation of this article and shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided in this chapter. (2) Any person who resists, obstructs or impedes the agents, servants, officers or employees of the Town in the remediation, abatement, disposal or removal process shall be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided herein. (B) Occupancy or use. It shall be unlawful to occupy or allow any person to occupy any land, building, structure, or dwelling that has been placarded, or to operate or use, or allow another to operate or use placarded equipment except by written authorization of the Code Officer, or by the owner, person-in-charge or other authorized person to repair, remedy or abate the condition. (C) Tampering and removal. It shall be unlawful to deface or remove any placard posted. Placards may be removed whenever the defect or condition has been eliminated to the satisfaction of the Code Officer. (D) Unsafe structures. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to maintain any building, structure, equipment, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit which, due to prolonged lack of maintenance, or by reason of its age and decayed or dilapidated condition, or for other reasons in the judgment of the code officer jeopardizes the health, welfare and safety of the occupant(s), surrounding properties, or the general public, or is hazardous to property. Any person who fails, neglects or refuses to maintain structures, buildings, equipment, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit in a safe and habitable condition shall be in violation of this chapter. (E) Permitted activity. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to deviate in any way from the activity permitted by the code officer pending resolution of the hazardous, unsafe or unsanitary condition, or to disobey a lawful order of the code officer.
Huntington, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 124 § 124-63 establishes several categories of prohibited conduct related to unsafe or hazardous properties. It bars anyone from interfering with Town officials carrying out inspections, posting placards, issuing vacate orders, or conducting remediation work. It also makes it unlawful to occupy a placarded property without written authorization, to tamper with or remove posted placards, to allow a building or dwelling to fall into a condition that endangers health or safety, or to deviate from any activity permitted by the Code Officer while a hazardous condition is being resolved.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Huntington, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 124 § 124-63, property owners and managers who receive a placard or vacate order are generally expected to cooperate fully with Town agents during inspections, remediation, and abatement activities. Compliant operators typically ensure that placarded properties remain unoccupied until the Code Officer provides written authorization, and they do not remove or deface posted placards before the underlying defect has been resolved to the Code Officer's satisfaction. Maintaining buildings, structures, and dwelling units in a safe and habitable condition on an ongoing basis is the clearest way to avoid the fines and penalties this section authorizes.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 124-63 of Huntington's Code of Ordinances provides tenants with important context when a property they occupy is placarded or subject to a vacate order: occupying such a property without the Code Officer's written authorization is itself a violation, which means tenants may face consequences for remaining in a placarded unit. Tenants who believe a landlord is failing to maintain a building in a safe and habitable condition, or is interfering with Town enforcement efforts, may consider contacting the Town's code enforcement office to report the conditions. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Huntington's housing code can help residents understand the range of options available when enforcement actions are underway.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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