Opn. No.

Requestor: Timothy M. Bulger, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Greenwich Greenwich, N Y 12834

Written by: James D. Cole, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Opinions

Your village adopted a local law in 1970 that requires removal of existing mobile homes if ownership of the land or mobile home changes. In effect, this local law established that mobile homes were no longer a permitted use in a certain area and provided for the phasing out of existing mobile homes upon change in ownership. You have asked whether the local law is a violation of the property rights of a person who owned a…