Re: Received Violation Notice of Illegal Apt - Landlord Forum thread 119183

Re: Received Violation Notice of Illegal Apt by Jack on March 18, 2006 @00:13

What they do is wait for you to make an appointment and let them in. Once the inspector is in, he confirms the fact that you have an illegal apartment. An illegal apartment is usually contituted by a kitchen sink and stove. The inspectors are known to be SOBs and often go hunting through the house for other violations so they can rack up more fines. The violation they can site range from $1000. for a ripped screen to a missing handrail on a deck. The town of Oyster Bay inspectors can be especially bad. I had one just start requiring to almost rebuild the house at his whim. (New stoop, new electrical service, hard wired smoke detectors. The house had battery ones, but wanted them wired. He made us tear down the shed because he didn't want it too close to the house.) I'll have to look up this clown's name so I can put it on the site.
It is perfectly legal to rent part of your home, but the town requires a permit for an accessory apartment. Nassau County townships do not make it easy to get a legal apartment status. That is why so many "illegal apartments" exist. People need the income to support their high taxes and there is a high demand for affordable rentals.

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Re: Received Violation Notice of Illegal Apt by Pj Miller (NY) on May 9, 2016 @22:17	[ Reply ]

It is not perfectly legal to rent....it has to be a legal apartment. Call your township, hefty fines are given out for illegal apartments.