2-Family CofO


My wife and I purchased a 2-family home 2 years ago. It has 2 kitchens, 2 gas meters, 2 electric meters, is listed as a “B3-two family” on the DOB website, by the Department of Finance and on our deed, etc.

We recently submitted plans to the DOB for an interior renovation, keeping the house as a 2-family. We need the rent to afford the home, pure and simple.

There is no CofO on the house, so we are being asked to prove that the house was a 2-family prior to 1938.

Was shocked to learn today that the DOF tax records from 1931 list the house as a one-family. There are no records of any conversion taking place between 1931 and 1938, or ever for that matter.

Side note: I know that the house was extensively remodeled in the mid thirties because they used old crates to shim up the new floors. One remnant had a date on it.

Anyway. How screwed are we? We have no way to prove exactly when the conversion took place and whether or not it was legal.

I’ve read all the archives, and I know this is a frequent topic. But any advice anyone can offer regarding this particular circumstance would be greatly appreciated. We are in a serious bind!

Categories: C of O
By suedeshoes | 04/15/2011 11:45 AM | Comment

Legal Asbestos Disposal


I recently personally and carefully removed 160 sqft of non-friable asbestos tile from my home. It is now bagged and ready to go.

I can’t find anything online about the legal requirements for disposal. I’d like to know if I can take it to a dump myself? Or just put it on the curb?

Old posts run the gamut on this. Does anyone actually know the law or know where the dump is that I can take it?

Categories: Demolition
By suedeshoes | 02/21/2011 12:15 PM | Comment