Hamptons Cheat Sheet: First trial involving East Hampton rental registry law ends with vindication of tenant … & more By Aidan Gardiner | April 03, 2018 05:00PM First trial involving East Hampton rental law ends with vindication of tenant: A jury in the East Hampton Town Justice Court last week sided with Settlers Landing resident Jim Henry, who was the first renter to be tried over a law passed in 2015 that requires rental properties to be registered with the town. The octogenarian owner of Mr. Henry’s unit, who should rightfully apply for the registry number, was not able to since she was ailing, living in Yonkers and has since passed away. Nonetheless, the town pressed charges against Mr. Henry, who brought on a longtime critic of the law as his legal representation. “This was my first opportunity to contest this piece of crap in Town Justice Court — and the jury agreed with me that it’s a piece of crap,” lawyer Lawrence Kelly told 27 East. [27East] YOU HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS! DO NOT ALLOW SHELTER ISLAND'S TOWN BOARD TO COMPROMISE YOUR RIGHTS WITH THIS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND UNNECESSARY LAW!