How to rent out apartment in Monsey area?

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amother

Wheat

Sat, Feb 09 2019, 7:56 pm

Are any legal? To rent out upstairs or first floor of high ranch or basement of high ranch etc...
How do people do it?
I want to buy, but can only afford if I figure out some type of income like that...
And after being a tenant, I'd love to be a great landlord, given that I know what it's like on the other side!

amother

Chocolate

Sat, Feb 09 2019, 8:10 pm

Which area in Monsey? How many rooms? How much rent?

amother

Aquamarine

Sat, Feb 09 2019, 8:13 pm

As far as I know many are not legal. We would love to do it but would only do it legally and when we looked into it it seemed very complicated

amother

Maroon

Sat, Feb 09 2019, 8:24 pm

Its illegal to split a one family house into a 2 family. Most walk in or split high ranch apartments in Monsey are illegal.

amother

Wheat

Sat, Feb 16 2019, 9:27 pm

How do you make it legal? Possible or totally not?
I don't know how this works as you can see.

amother

Maroon

Sat, Feb 16 2019, 9:32 pm

There's no way to make a high ranch a legal 2 family house.

amother

Wheat

Sat, Feb 16 2019, 9:37 pm

Why? What's involved?

amother

Maroon

Sat, Feb 16 2019, 9:40 pm

It was built as a one family house. Its one meter for electricity, gas, plumbing... everything is one system. And legaly you can'y turn a garage into a room.

amother

Wheat

Sat, Feb 16 2019, 9:55 pm

Why can't you put on two meters? These high ranches have the whole basement as a walk-out above ground with a side and back entrance and windows. The first floor also has a front and back (through deck) entrance. Two separate floors with separate entrances. The garage is attached to the basement by a door, but that's it.
Just trying to figure out why it's illegal and if it's possible to change that.

amother

Blonde

Sat, Feb 16 2019, 10:36 pm

Every home falls into zoning areas. You have to see if the home/lot is zoned legally for a one family home or for two families.

forgetit

Sun, Feb 17 2019, 12:55 am

amother wrote:

There's no way to make a high ranch a legal 2 family house.

If you're zoned for more than one family you can definitely do a high ranch as legal 2 family. You may have to enlarge driveway and do some internal work, but its 100% doable. You can speak to a contractor who has the 'know-how'.
I know s/o who has done this and can find out more if you're interested.

amother

Honeydew

Sun, Feb 17 2019, 1:09 am

Most apartments are illegal. There is no way to legalize them. You are allowed to have boarders ( I don't think u r allowed to have a full kitchen for a boarder) or family members stay by u. Just not collecting rent from a tenant.
Everyone just does it illegally and hopes for the best.

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