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What is NYC RCNY § 21-14?

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1. A short-term rental registration shall be revoked, after the registered host is given notice and an opportunity to be heard, in any of the following circumstances: a.

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Effective: 3/5/2023

§ 21-14 Revocation.

RCNY § 21-14

1.A short-term rental registration shall be revoked, after the registered host is given notice and an opportunity to be heard, in any of the following circumstances: a. The dwelling unit has been used in violation of restrictions in the zoning resolution, multiple dwelling law, housing maintenance code and New York city construction codes relating to the short-term rental of dwelling units in private dwellings and class A multiple dwellings, or in class A dwelling units within mixed use buildings; b. The applicant made a materially false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with the filing of a short-term rental application or renewal pursuant to these rules; c. The registered host has committed three or more violations of Chapter 31 of Title 26 of the Administrative Code or these rules within a period of 24 months; d. The dwelling unit that is the subject of the short-term rental application was added to the prohibited buildings list after the registration had been approved; and e. The administering agency, after issuing the registration, discovers information that would have precluded the administering agency from granting the registration had the information been known at the time.

2.A Notice of Intent to Revoke a short-term rental registration shall be sent from the administering agency to the registered host that provides the following information: a. All reasons that the administering agency will allege as a basis for revocation; b. When applicable, the violation numbers of any violations previously issued that constitute a basis for revocation; and c. Information on the registered host's right to a hearing in accordance with subdivision d of § 26-3104 of the Administrative Code.

3.A registered host may consent to revocation without a hearing.

4.The administering agency shall, as soon as practicable, notify each booking service disclosed by the registrant as having a listing for the registered dwelling unit of any revocation of a short-term rental registration. (Added City Record 2/3/2023, eff. 3/5/2023)

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