Re: code enforcement - Landlord Forum thread 326325

Re: code enforcement by Garry (Iowa) on October 26, 2014 @00:58

Some cities will not call it a rental, but most do. In general, most cities say that if the actual owner is not living in at least part of the building, then it is considered a rental, even if another family member is living there ,paying no rent at all. Right now, the city has told you that THEY consider it a rental, and you need to contact them, explain your situation to them, and hope the wording in their codes of what constitutes a rental, is on your side. If you ignore their letter, cities have ways of becoming real nasty towards you, the landlord, real fast, like taking you to court, fining you, or even not allowing you to rent out either part of your duplex until you comply with their requests.

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Re: code enforcement by Lisa (NY) on October 30, 2014 @15:34	[ Reply ]

Yes, Gary, so I went to the City and I paid the fines : $150 for the violations, PLUS $200 for the permit requesting an inspection, TOTAL $350. The inspection will be performed next week, and I KNOW they will find many things, despite the fact that everything is in good order, and working very well. But, the windows are olds, ( by exemple) and they make noise with the wind, see ? Or some other things. So I have decided that I am selling my house, and that will be the end of ten years of The Miserable Life of an Old Landlady in Up-State NY. One good thing : no longer those terrible taxes we pay, here.