N.Y. General Municipal Law § 284: Enforcement and remedies

§ 284. Enforcement and remedies. 1. The village board of any village

or the town board of any town, as the case may be, in which a

residential or residential and recreational area has been established

pursuant to this article, in which the use of buildings, structures and

land for any industrial or commercial purpose is prohibited, restricted,

regulated or controlled, or in which the use of all buildings,

structures and land is limited to use for one or two family residential

purposes, or to use for one or two family residential and non-profit

recreational purposes may provide by such ordinance or local law for the

enforcement thereof.

2. In the event that any building, structure or land in any

residential or residential and recreational area is used in violation of

any ordinance or local law applying to such area, the board, in addition

to other remedies, may institute or authorize an official, officer,

employee or agent of the village or town, as the case may be, to

institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful

use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation or to prevent or abate

any illegal act, conduct, business or use in, on or about such premises.

All issues in any action or proceeding for any of the purposes herein

stated shall have preference over all other civil actions and

proceedings.

3. Upon the failure or refusal of the board to institute or cause to

be instituted any such appropriate action or proceeding for a period of

thirty days after written request by an owner of real property situate

within such area so to proceed, any three owners of real property

situate within the area wherein such violation exists may institute such

action or proceeding at their own expense in like manner as such board

or an official, officer, agent or employee authorized by the village or

town board, as the case may be, is authorized to do.