Looking to buy a multi-family home in Lindenhurst

[kitsk48]

Originally Posted by Sabrina309

Town of Babylon or Village of Lindenhurst?


Both have different rules and requirements. I would spend a few minutes doing some research. Head into the correct Town or Village hall and ask... They are both decent places and they will help.

If the house is in fact a Legal 2 by CO without it being owner occupied, you will still need a rental permit. They are very easy to get in both places. Each floor has to have a smoke and carbon detector. The boiler room needs to be fire rated. Usually the driveway has to be large enough to have 4 cars parked in it, off street..

Its worth a few minutes to go look into it. A lot of people think the have a non owner occupied Legal 2 when the majority are not. (Not saying thats the case for you but its possible)

Even if the house isn't for sale, can they provide information about it?

[Elke Mariotti]

Originally Posted by kitsk48

Even if the house isn't for sale, can they provide information about it?

Yes

[krewat]

Originally Posted by Sabrina309

Town of Babylon or Village of Lindenhurst?


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Each floor has to have a smoke and carbon detector.

Village of Lindenhurst, the inspector wants fire alarms in every bedroom, plus the main hall between them, and I would expect every other floor as well, and then in the basement, preferably "wired together" so they all sound at the same time. He was happy I had one in the basement, and the main central one in the ground floor wired together, and they are Fire/Smoke/CO/Natural-Gas detectors.



Even when smoke detector guidelines say you only need one if the bedrooms are within 30 feet of a smoke detector, in my little house, 30 feet from the central smoke detector in any direction means you'd be outside the house


This is in an almost 30-year-old house, rental permit (I rent the entire house) gets renewed every 2 years, and I think, costs $250. For a SINGLE family house.


Boiler is in the basement, with the water heater, only stipulation is no "combustibles" within 10 feet of them, and basically a double-layer of sheetrock above them seems to keep them happy.