Legal Question in Immigration Law in New York
illegal aliens
As a New York Real Estate Broker is there any problem with me renting to an illegal alien?
May I ask them if they are illegal?
Asked on 1/31/08, 1:50 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Nitzberg
Andrew Nitzberg & Associates
Re: illegal aliens
1. You may rent a residence to an illegal alien with little fear of being prosecuted. While this is technically a violation of the law, I have no experience with any real estate agent or building management agent being prosecuted for this action alone.
2. I am assuming that you charge this person the same amount of money as everyone else and you know of no criminal activity (drug/cigarette smuggling, people smuggling, etc) going on at the apartment.
Answered on 1/31/08, 3:00 pm