Is It Legal?

tryingToRent · Jun 22nd, 2009, 08:33 PM

Hello. I am currently living (paying off the mortgage) on a one family house in Queens, NYC. Since paying the mortagage is soo hard lately I decided to rent the basement and part of the first floor (bedroom and shared kitchen/bathroom)

I know that its not legal to rent as a seperate apartment but I see people sharing rent all the time in condos/coops but why not houses?

If I own my house and looking for a roomate to share the bills isnt that legal?

jjones8601 · Jun 23rd, 2009, 12:44 AM

Is your property registered correctly?

In NYC you need a CO to legally rent a space.

Department of Buildings

Jun 23rd, 2009, 01:16 PM

You can share as roommates yes if they full run of the home as well.

Jun 24th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Renting like this falls under rooming laws, not under renting a separate unit. The laws are different for each type. Please check what regulations cover these in your area. There are normally rules about how many people you can rent to, what areas they rent (usually a BD), and access/egress requirements.

tryingToRent · Jun 25th, 2009, 11:26 PM

Hi, thank you for the replies. Where may I find which regulations apply to my area? I live in the woodhaven neighborhood of queens, NY.

Jun 26th, 2009, 10:30 PM

Are you under rent control in your area? The best solution would be to google rooming laws for NY. I did and found:
law. justia. com/newyork/codes/multiple-dwelling/mdw0248_248. html

Take out all the spaces to use the link. (This site doesn't allow you enter links or names of other sites verbatim.)

Jun 22nd, 2009, 08:33 PM	#1
tryingToRent Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Is It Legal? Hello. I am currently living (paying off the mortgage) on a one family house in Queens, NYC. Since paying the mortagage is soo hard lately I decided to rent the basement and part of the first floor (bedroom and shared kitchen/bathroom) I know that its not legal to rent as a seperate apartment but I see people sharing rent all the time in condos/coops but why not houses? If I own my house and looking for a roomate to share the bills isnt that legal?

Jun 23rd, 2009, 12:44 AM	#2
jjones8601 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 99	Re: Is It Legal? Is your property registered correctly? In NYC you need a CO to legally rent a space. Department of Buildings

Jun 23rd, 2009, 01:16 PM	#3
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is It Legal? You can share as roommates yes if they full run of the home as well.

Jun 24th, 2009, 11:03 AM	#4
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is It Legal? Renting like this falls under rooming laws, not under renting a separate unit. The laws are different for each type. Please check what regulations cover these in your area. There are normally rules about how many people you can rent to, what areas they rent (usually a BD), and access/egress requirements.

Jun 25th, 2009, 11:26 PM	#5
tryingToRent Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Is It Legal? Hi, thank you for the replies. Where may I find which regulations apply to my area? I live in the woodhaven neighborhood of queens, NY.

Jun 26th, 2009, 10:30 PM	#6
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is It Legal? Are you under rent control in your area? The best solution would be to google rooming laws for NY. I did and found: law. justia. com/newyork/codes/multiple-dwelling/mdw0248_248. html Take out all the spaces to use the link. (This site doesn't allow you enter links or names of other sites verbatim.)

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