Vice Chair Carla Bryant presided over a Town of Babylon Rental Board hearing in which members approved new permits and renewals and imposed repair requirements and deadlines on multiple properties, many in Wyandanch.

The board approved the rental permit for 45 Scott Avenue in Deer Park after the applicant, Fausto Sicha, said he agreed to the signed conditions of approval and the board noted the property passed inspection on March 15. The board also approved permits or renewals for properties including 1,239 Fourth Street in West Babylon; 104 South 30th Street, 53 South 30th Street and 38 South 30th Street in Wyandanch; and 39 Birch Street after applicants confirmed they agreed to notarized conditions of approval and inspections were noted as passed.

Members discussed several Wyandanch properties where the board required repairs before permits would be finalized. Member Patrick Nolan told the owner of 71 Cumberbach Street, “we'd like you to replace the driveway. It's in pretty bad shape. It's time for that to be done,” and added that the board wanted photos showing the driveway fully removed rather than resurfaced. Nolan also asked owners of 92 North 18th Street, 51 New Avenue and 75 North 16th Street to cut grass and overgrowth, remove debris and replace driveways or aprons where needed. Member Janina Martinez moved and the board approved extensions to July 30 for those properties to allow owners time to complete the work; the board instructed owners to submit photographic documentation when work is finished.

At the hearing, applicant Robert Wolthoff confirmed an interior inspection in June 2024 had passed for 71 New Avenue. For several properties the board explicitly noted the inspections on the record: 45 Scott Avenue (inspected 03/15), 71 New Avenue (interior inspection June 2024) and others whose inspections were described as having “passed with no issues.” The board repeatedly reminded applicants that the rental board reserves the right to rely on submitted information and that inaccurate or incorrect submissions could render approvals null and void.

A resident, Jacob Taylor of 52 North 15th Street, spoke during public comment about broader neighborhood concerns, saying, “it seems to me that, the only place, he's buying houses is in Wyandanch. Okay? And, we overcrowded.” The board chair noted public comment but confined board action to property-specific conditions and the permits under consideration.

Board members instructed owners to provide before-and-after photos to the rental board once required work is complete; staff will not issue final permits until the assigned work is documented. For driveway work, the board specified full replacement rather than seal coating: as Nolan put it, “We don't want it resurfaced.”

The meeting record shows the board approved the permits and granted the July 30 extensions by unanimous voice votes as recorded on the record. Where a property’s work is completed earlier, owners were told they may submit documentation sooner for permit issuance.

The hearing began with the board reading the published legal notice and following standard oath and identification procedures for applicants; applicants were required to state name and home address for the record and to confirm they agreed to signed, notarized conditions of approval.

The board closed the cadence of property items and adjourned the line of cases after processing the listed applications and extensions.