Personal Safety and Off Campus Affairs

Living Off Campus



Tenant and Landlord Rights and Responsibilities

Information coming soon

Snow Emergencies

The City of Albany will typically declare a snow emergency if there is more than 5 inches of snow.

DON’T GET TOWED & FINED!

When the City of Albany declares a snow emergency, it is mandatory that you remove your vehicle from the side of the street with odd numbered buildings. Cars parked on the street can only be parked on the EVEN NUMBERED SIDE OF THE STREET for the 24-hour period beginning at 8:00 PM Tuesday evening.

DO NOT PARK ON THE ODD NUMBERED SIDE OF THE STREET FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS! Parking there will result in your vehicle being towed and ticketed. Snow removal equipment will proceed to remove snow from the odd numbered side of the streets, throughout the City, for the next 24 hours.

After 24 hours from the time the SNOW EMERGENCY goes into effect, the parking restrictions reverse. BEGINNING AT 8:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY EVENING DO NOT PARK ON THE EVEN NUMBERED SIDE OF THE STREET FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS! During the second 24-hour phase of the SNOW EMERGENCY, snow removal equipment will be removing snow from the even numbered side of the streets throughout the City. Parking on the even numbered side of the street during this 24 hour period will result in your vehicle being ticketed and towed.

After 48 hours from the initially designated time, at 8:00 PM on Thursday evening the SNOW EMERGENCY will be officially declared over and normal parking regulations and restrictions go back into effect.

For SNOW EMERGENCY information, call 476-SNOW, or log onto the City web www.ALBANYNY.GOV. If your vehicle has been towed, call 458-5675. Snow Emergency brochures, which outline all of the Snow Emergency procedures, can be picked up at any City firehouse, police station or branches of the Albany Public Library.

Fire Safety

Smoke detectors are required in each room used for sleeping purposes. For more information, call the Albany Fire Department at 447-7879.

Don't barbecue on your porch or near your apartment! You could be jeopardizing your life, the lives of your apartment mates and your neighbors. In the City of Albany, it's the law that barbecuing must take place at least twenty-five (25) feet from any wood structure and in no event within ten (10) feet of any structure.

Keep your porch free of debris, couches, stuffed chairs, trash, mattresses and other combustibles. It will help you avoid a fire, a fine and/or a court appearance.

Heating Ordinance

During the cold weather months, there is a “heating ordinance” for all apartments in the City of Albany.

  • For specifics about this ordinance and where to call if you have a complaint for non-compliance. please click here.