Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York
room rental
i own a three family house. is it legal to rent rooms in new york? I am considering renting one apartment as rooms. what can i do to my house or one apartment to make rental as rooms legal.
Asked on 4/07/03, 6:33 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Debra Palazzo
Law Offices of Debra Palazzo, LLC
Re: room rental
You can not rent separate rooms in one apartment to separate families in a house zoned as 3 FAM. You would need to change from 3 fam to boarding house. Whether you could do this would depend on zoning or whether you could get a variance.
Debra Palazzo
Answered on 4/07/03, 8:37 pm