Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 245 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 245-87

A. A person who violates any requirement of this Part 3 or any order of the Department shall be subject to a cumulative civil penalty, in the court's discretion, of not less than $250 nor more than $1,500 per day for each separate violation from the date set for correction in the notice of violation until the violation is corrected. Such penalty shall increase to not less than $500 nor more than $2,500 per day for a second or subsequent violation. This penalty shall be paid forthwith by the violator. If such payment is not immediately made, it may be collected by the Department by action against the owner or his agent. A civil suit to collect said penalty may be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction. In addition to the fine, the court may impose a one-year conditional discharge requiring the defendant to permit access to the Department to reinspect the premises from time to time during the period of the conditional discharge. B. The Department may bring a civil suit in any court having jurisdiction of the amount claimed for the recovery of civil penalties, together with costs and disbursements. If the court finds, upon a showing by the defendant, that sufficient mitigating circumstances exist, it may remit all or part of the accumulated civil penalties arising from the violation with respect to which such a showing was made. C. When the Department obtains a judgment in an action under this Part 3 either against an owner or his agent, in addition to the appropriate methods of enforcement for judgments established in the Civil Practice Law and Rules, such judgment for penalties shall constitute a lien and shall be filed within one year from the entry of judgment and may be enforced against the premises and upon the rents and compensation due or then maturing for any rents or compensation without further proceedings.