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Town of Babylon rental board approves two permits, grants extension for repairs at Comack Road
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Summary
The Town of Babylon Rental Board approved permits for units at 42 Jacqueline Way and 25 South 19th Street and granted an extension to May 20, 2026 for repairs at 183 Comack Road after board members listed multiple maintenance deficiencies and neighborhood noise concerns.
The Town of Babylon Rental Board on a 2026 evening approved two rental applications and granted an extension to May 20, 2026 for required repairs at a third property.
Chair Sal Mangano opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum and read the agenda before swearing in applicants and callers. The board approved the condo application for 42 Jacqueline Way after an exchange that included a neighbor’s complaint about alleged illegal renting and chronic noise.
Anne Tassie of 41 Jacqueline Way told the board that the upstairs unit at 42 Jacqueline Way "has been illegally rented for 16 months" and that late-night laundry and other noise have worsened conditions for her husband, who uses oxygen 24/7. "They're always noise is is crazy," she said, adding that lack of carpeting on upper floors exacerbates the disturbance. The board recorded Tassie’s complaints and noted that rules about carpeting were referenced in the development’s bylaws.
Mohammed Ahad, the applicant who provided his home address and condo address to the record, said renovations to the unit were done to management-board specifications and that the management board had approved the work. Board members said many tenant-management disputes fall to the homeowners association or management company, not the rental board. A motion to approve the application — recorded in the minutes with board member Kelly Medwig as the mover and Mike Murray as second — passed by voice vote.
The board then considered the application for 183 Comack Road in Deer Park. Rachel Avge, who identified herself as a representative of the property’s management company, was sworn. Multiple board members listed safety and maintenance deficiencies they said must be corrected before a permit can issue: a tripping-hazard front walkway, sections of driveway needing replacement with a solid surface, debris and graffiti removal, and a vehicle parked on the grass.
Board members said they would provide photographs and a written list of required repairs. After Avge asked for more time, the board voted to extend the matter to May 20, 2026, with an explicit list of required repairs: repair the front and rear walkways; replace the driveway (including brick sections the board characterized as part of the driveway); remove debris and graffiti; and remove the car from the grass. The motion to extend was seconded by Mike Murray and approved by voice vote.
At the hearing for 25 South 19th Street in Wyandanch, owner Jose N. Benitez was sworn and confirmed he and his brother occupy the two-family house. After brief discussion and no objections from board members, a motion to approve the permit (mover recorded as Kelly Medwig; seconded by Mike Murray) passed by voice vote.
The board concluded routine communications, which were read and filed.
The board’s actions were procedural approvals and an administratively ordered extension tied to specific repair items; the Comack Road matter remains open until the May 20, 2026 follow-up. The board did not adopt new policy changes or issue fines during the session.
