Town of Babylon rental board orders more inspection, repairs at 10 Maryland Court after neighbor complaints

The Town of Babylon Rental Board on March 19, 2025 voted to extend consideration of a rental permit for 10 Maryland Court in West Babylon to allow further inspection and to require the owner to complete multiple repairs and cleanup by a follow-up inspection date (extension target: April 9, 2025).

Board members said the extension was necessary after the board received a neighbor complaint alleging repeated unpermitted activity at the property and reports of threatening behavior by a tenant. The board asked the owner to provide contact information for a local manager and to complete specified repairs before the next inspection.

The owner, who identified himself at the hearing as Assad Hader and gave a Brooklyn mailing address, said he bought the property in October 2022 and that the downstairs tenant had been evicted in 2023–24. Hader told the board he recently changed the locks and installed a doorbell camera to monitor activity. He said he had not observed anyone entering the basement since the eviction.

A neighbor’s written statement, read into the record by board staff, said a man on a white dirt bike had entered the backyard on multiple days and that the neighbor believed a separate, unauthorized living space may have been used. The board said it needed time to confirm whether there is active, unauthorized occupancy in the basement and to verify the property’s condition.

At the hearing the board listed specific items the owner must address before the board will finalize the permit: repair the sidewalk; power-wash the exterior; repair a broken window; remove debris and a shopping cart from the property; repair torn window screens; and provide a local contact or property manager phone number for neighbors to call with problems. The board directed staff to reinspect and report back.

Motion and vote: Mark Smith moved to extend the matter for further inspection; Maria Adesi seconded. The motion passed (recorded voice vote: aye; no named opposition).

Why it matters: The board said its role is code enforcement and public-safety oversight of rental properties; the extension preserves the board’s ability to confirm whether the property meets local rental-code and public-safety standards before issuing a final permit. The board scheduled follow-up inspection and asked the owner to provide photographic evidence of completed repairs once work is done.

The hearing closed after the board set the inspection follow-up and urged the owner to exchange contact information with the neighbor.