{"id":39209,"date":"2009-12-08T09:43:46","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T09:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=39209"},"modified":"2009-12-11T11:22:19","modified_gmt":"2009-12-11T11:22:19","slug":"co-and-legal-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/12\/co-and-legal-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"C\/O and Legal Carriage House?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are about to go into contract on a brownstone in need of a major, if not gut, reno.  There is no C of O but it is listed on DOB as a 2-family and we intend to keep it that way.  There is a carriage house in the rear that is (partly) original and easily convertible to a garage and even an office above.  Can we assume that DOB will allow us to keep the structure and rehab it as a garage\/office?  If it is &#8220;original&#8221; should be grandfathered, no?  Will we need apply for a C of O to accommodate the old\/new structure??  Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are about to go into contract on a brownstone in need of a major, if not gut, reno. There is no C of O but it is listed on DOB as a 2-family and we intend to keep it that way. 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