We’re seriously considering making an offer on a detached 3-story house. I wrote last week about whether it would be advisable to try to rent out the existing third-floor apartment in this legally one-family house, without changing the C of O. The consensus of opinion seemed to be, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don’t do it!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The zoning permits 2 family dwellings. The question is: If we buy this house, what is involved in changing the C of O from 1 to 2 family? I understand that we have to hire an architect to file the paperwork, but would like to get an idea of what alterations usually have to be made to bring a second apartment up to code. There is already a separate exterior entrance and enclosed separate stairway to the third floor. There is a full bath, and a full kitchen. What required changes would we have to make, if any? Last: How long does it usually take to get a change of C of O through the city’s bureaucratic maze? We would be losing the rent for this apartment until it was approved.<\/p>\n
All these issues will affect what we might be willing to offer for the house. Your advice is greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We’re seriously considering making an offer on a detached 3-story house. I wrote last week about whether it would be advisable to try to rent out the existing third-floor apartment in this legally one-family house, without changing the C of O. The consensus of opinion seemed to be, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don’t do it!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The zoning permits 2…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71917,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-53619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c_of_o"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/02\/change-of-c-of-6\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Change of C of O from One to Two Family","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/02\/change-of-c-of-6\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/02\/change-of-c-of-6\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"C of O","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"oakwoman"}],"creator":["oakwoman"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2011-02-15T13:40:00Z","datePublished":"2011-02-15T13:40:00Z","dateModified":"2011-02-15T14:02:39Z"},"rendered":"