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Town of Babylon Rental Board approves multiple permits, gives owners until April 29 to make repairs
Summary
At its meeting the Town of Babylon Rental Board approved several new and renewed rental permits and granted conditional extensions—most with an April 29 deadline—for properties that require exterior repairs, debris removal or sidewalk/driveway work. Applicants were reminded that approvals may be voided if submitted information is later found inaccurate.
The Town of Babylon Rental Board on Dec. 25 approved a string of new and renewed rental permits and issued conditional extensions to several property owners to complete repairs by April 29.
Vice Chair Carla Bryant opened the hearing and read procedures, reminding applicants they must state their name and address on the record, will be sworn in, and that “the Rental Board shall have the right to rely on any information that is presented by the applicant” and may void approvals if submitted information is later found to be inaccurate.
The board approved a new permit for 46 Walnut Avenue in East Farmingdale after applicant Suraj Puri (6 Mona Lane, Dix Hills) was sworn in and agreed to the conditions on his application. As the motion was made, the record shows the mover named Patrick Nolan; the board approved the permit on a voice vote.
Other approvals included 97 Albany Avenue in Amityville and a second-call approval for 366 Great East Neck Road, West Babylon. The board also processed renewals and renewals-with-conditions, approving routine renewals where conditions were met and granting extensions where exterior repairs remained outstanding.
Across multiple renewal hearings the board repeatedly required property owners to clear debris, repair or replace walkways and driveways, paint or repair fences and railings, and correct sidewalk hazards. Several applicants were granted time to complete the work with the same compliance date: “we're gonna give you some time to do the repairs till April 29,” a board member said during one exchange. In multiple instances board members offered to provide photographs of required repairs to owners and to send an inspector after owners submitted photographic evidence of completed work.
During one exchange an applicant described pandemic- and health-related delays in completing work, saying, “I applied when I bought it, and it COVID hit… Both of us are fighting for cancer,” and asked whether she currently had an active rental permit; board staff clarified that permits will issue after the required corrections are documented.
Motions to extend compliance deadlines and to approve permits were made and carried by voice vote throughout the hearing. Where listed in the record, motions and seconders were recorded (for example: “Motion to approve, Patrick Nolan,” seconded by Janina Martinez). The board opened multiple items for second call when applicants were not present and approved others on the spot after applicant testimony and the board’s review of required corrections.
The board closed its renewals portion of the agenda, wishing attendees happy holidays, and signaled it would proceed to the next agenda items.
Votes at a glance: the transcript records multiple voice votes approving new permits (including 46 Walnut Ave and 97 Albany Ave) and approving renewals; where extensions were granted for property corrections the board set a uniform compliance target of April 29 for affected properties.
The board also repeated procedural guidance that owners must submit photos of completed work to the rental board office for verification before a permit will be finalized. Several applicants were told photo evidence would trigger an inspection; otherwise the April 29 extension is the deadline for compliance.
