Monroe Village, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 158 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 158-1
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A. It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village of Monroe, as well as to protect the Village's housing stock from deterioration, by establishing a program for registering and identifying residential rental properties and determining the responsibilities of owners of residential rental properties. B. The Board of Trustees find that the registration of rental properties is intended to and will ensure the protection of persons and property in all existing rental structures and on all premises required to be registered under this chapter and to ensure that rental property owners adhere to applicable code provisions governing the use and maintenance of rental properties, including provisions limiting the maximum occupancy for which a rental dwelling can be certified, as well as for maintaining an inventory of available rental housing. The Board of Trustees further finds and determines that the incidence of single-family homes in residential neighborhoods being used as boarding houses or occupied by multiple families have increased. The Village's Enforcement Officers have uncovered serious overcrowding resulting from interior rooms such as dining rooms and living rooms being converted by temporary walls into individual bedrooms, bedrooms with multiple beds providing sleeping accommodation for several related or unrelated people, including minors, interior bedrooms with locks, as well as attics, basements and garages being converted to unsafe living quarters and bedrooms. The Village has also uncovered and documented a pattern of rental abuse including, but not limited to, unscrupulous tenants who rent multiple single-family homes and then convert them into unsafe and over-crowded boarding houses, apparently often with the property owner's tacit agreement because more renters mean more rent. The Village has also documented property owners who buy one or more single-family homes and convert them to illegal boarding houses for the same purpose. Often these living arrangements are offered to the Village's most vulnerable residents, including undocumented people who are being transported to the Village in vans and buses to work for others and who are afraid to complain about uninhabitable, substandard or dangerous living conditions. The Board of Trustees finds this practice abhorrent, unconscionable, ruthless and corrupt and determines that this dangerous practice must be stopped to the greatest extent practicable as it endangers the people and residents of the Village, and most especially the vulnerable, including children and young girls and boys living in close proximity to adults that are unrelated and whom they do not know. C. The intent of this chapter is to regulate the long-term rental of residential property. This chapter shall not be construed to permit short-term rental of a house or dwelling unit or portion thereof for a period of less than 30 days either directly by the owner or through rental services such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and other similar services.
Monroe Village, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 158 § 158-1 establishes a rental property registration program aimed at protecting residents' health, safety, and welfare while preserving the village's housing stock. The provision addresses documented patterns of overcrowding, illegal boarding-house conversions, and exploitation of vulnerable residents by requiring rental property owners to register and comply with applicable codes. It also clarifies that the chapter governs only long-term rentals of 30 days or more, explicitly excluding short-term rental arrangements facilitated through platforms such as Airbnb or Vrbo.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Monroe Village Code ch. 158 § 158-1, compliant rental property owners register their properties as required by the chapter and ensure their units are used and maintained in accordance with applicable village codes, including occupancy limits. Operators generally avoid any arrangement—whether active or tacit—that results in a single-family home being used as a boarding house or occupied beyond certified capacity. Because the chapter expressly excludes rentals of fewer than 30 days, owners who list properties on short-term rental platforms should be aware that such activity falls outside the scope of this chapter and may be subject to separate restrictions.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Monroe Village Code ch. 158 § 158-1 is designed in part to protect tenants, including the village's most vulnerable residents, from unsafe, overcrowded, or substandard living conditions created by illegal conversions and rental abuse. Tenants who believe their rental unit involves overcrowding, unpermitted conversions, or other code violations may have grounds to raise those conditions as concerns with the village's Enforcement Officers, who are specifically empowered under this chapter. Tenant-rights organizations can help residents understand what protections and reporting options may be available under this and related provisions.
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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