Officials Crack Down on Illegal Housing Units in Huntington Station

The owner of a Huntington Station property was issued 11 summonses after multiple illegal housing units were discovered in the home, according to the Town of Huntington.

A search warrant executed on February 22 was conducted after the Town received complaints about illegal apartments and overcrowding at the 5 W. 14th Street address. Town officials say the property is owned by Splinters Realty LLC and the firm’s owner, William Wark.

Investigators discovered a detached garage that was illegally converted into an apartment and a basement that was illegally furnished and converted into an apartment, the Town said. Officials say commercial vehicles stored on the property were also found to be in violation of Town Code.

“The Town takes seriously complaints about illegal housing and investigates them fully, including obtaining search warrants when appropriate and necessary, as was the case here,” Town Supervisor Frank P. Petrone said in a press release.

The summonses were issued for:

• Illegal Basement Apartment
• Illegal Garage Apartment
• Finished Basement without a certificate of occupancy.
• Egress windows installed in basement without permit
• Two dwellings on one lot
• Illegally converting a detached garage to habitable space
• No permit for plumbing in garage
• No permit for plumbing in basement
• Converted garage without permit
• Enclosed exterior basement entrance
• Commercial vehicle storage

Notices of violation were also issued for missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and lack of the required rental permit.

The search warrant was obtained by the Town and executed by Town Code enforcement officers and Suffolk County Police.

The summonses are returnable on April 26 in Third District Court.

Editor's Note: Patch originally spelled William Wark's name wrong but it has since been corrected. Patch regrets this error.

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