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Westchester council adopts tougher point penalties for noise, nuisance violations in rental program
Summary
The Borough Council of Westchester voted to adopt an amendment to the borough code on Sept. 17 that increases the points assessed against rental properties for repeat noise and public‑nuisance violations and makes the points attach to the property (and landlord) rather than only to individual tenants.
The Borough Council of Westchester voted to adopt an amendment to the borough code on Sept. 17 that increases the points assessed against rental properties for repeat noise and public‑nuisance violations and makes the points attach to the property (and landlord) rather than only to individual tenants.
Borough staff explained the change during a public hearing, saying: “First violation will be 3 points in 1 year, 4 points for the second violation in the same license year, and 5 points for the third violation,” and that the rule is cumulative for the same rental license year. The ordinance keeps the overall rental‑license revocation threshold at 10 points. Staff also said the borough updated counts of rental dwellings and rooming units so…
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