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[Added 9-23-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
No shower stalls or bathtubs shall be installed or maintained in any basement or cellar.
I guess i had it backwards - toilet yes, shower no. Anybody know why this might be?
There's a beautiful Tudor on the market now. Maybe the nicest house in the neighborhood (not mine!). Killer, killer property taxes that have never been grieved.
That makes no sense. Why would it be OK to have a toilet or sink but not a shower? Whats the link for this house you speak of?
When I lived in NY my neighbors had an unpermitted bathroom in their basement. We had a huge storm and a village-owned tree toppled over ripping out the sewage line. Since the basement wasn't permitted the village refused to pay for the damage to the basement from the ruptured sewer line - and the damage was substantial.
Only the bathroom was unpermitted right? All sewer lines go through the basement as far as I know... so I'm not sure why they refused to cover any of the basement.
Negatives are 1.5 baths, unfinished basement and maybe too close to the train for some. I love it, though. So much of what comes up are un-updated or poorly updated.
Negatives are 1.5 baths, unfinished basement and maybe too close to the train for some. I love it, though. So much of what comes up are un-updated or poorly updated.
That is a nice house but yeah, those taxes are astronomically. Too bad, lots or people are going to pass on it.
That is a nice house but yeah, those taxes are astronomically. Too bad, lots or people are going to pass on it.
If I was the seller I'd have an appeal in place (they don't and they missed the deadline) and pay the fee of the firm that does it. The lower the ultimate sales price the better. Based on my results, whoever buys that house can be assured of big results on appeal. My assessment went down 24%. I was willing and could afford to take the risk of buying my house with its silly taxes, but for the Amherst house, at that price and with those taxes I am sure that a lot of prospective buyers in this neoghborhood simply can't afford to carry those taxes in the meantime. I'm sure it will sell eventually to someone like me though.
No doubt about that. There are many Searingtown homes that are in the range of $1.5 million and up and one would think the taxes would be higher compared to the taxes on a Gibson home selling for 500k.
No doubt about that. There are many Searingtown homes that are in the range of $1.5 million and up and one would think the taxes would be higher compared to the taxes on a Gibson home selling for 500k.
Only the bathroom was unpermitted right? All sewer lines go through the basement as far as I know... so I'm not sure why they refused to cover any of the basement.
I can't remember what the issue is, but it must have something to do with how the plumbing gets hooked into the sewer line. I remember my sister's next door neighbor did their basement and basically paid off the inspector to let something go that should have been done (or their contractor did). No sooner was the bathroom done than they had a huge backup sewer backup because of this thing that wasn't done right.
The irony was the my sister's husband was a contractor, but they didn't use him because he was "by the book". When the sewer backed up they called him for help, lol.
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