School zoning
Hi, I really enjoy reading the forums on this site. I work in construction and recently moved here. So much good information in this forum. I have a question about school zoning. I understand there are many investment property owners here. If I own an investment rental property in school zone A but live in school zone B is it legal for me to register my kid to go to school in school zone A? I looked at the nyc school website and it says I can bring in a mortgage statement and property tax bill to register. Thanks for your help!

stephen55
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 5 months ago
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thetinkerswagon | 9 years and 5 months ago
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some of us are active writers and badgerers of public officials and are better able to push for what is right and just. Some are not. one focus of our efforts here were going to be how to help the neighboring areas fight for what they need to ensure that their schools are healthy so maybe they would not want to travel over here. I am afraid that would have been a long hard row, so we are leaving it alone here so long as we do not lose any programs. at the same time, I would hope that the abusers would hound and badger public officials about issues that contribute to problems in their zoning. it takes work. and the administrators and elected officials have to be hounded continuously. Steve

stephen55 | 9 years and 5 months ago
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Thank you all for the replies. As usual I really enjoy reading the input from this community. I did try to Google research it. It does appear using an investment property as a residence is unethical at the least. It is an interesting conversation. I read somewhere the other day about towns in new Jersey hiring private investigators to find people abusing the system and then the city prosecuting the abusers. With property prices so high and some schools so bad can you blame the abusers? I’m not advocating this at all. My wife and I believe in the public school system and will do what is to the.

thetinkerswagon | 9 years and 5 months ago
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I have been watching this and waiting to say something. I own a business and advertise on here, so I try to be careful commenting on things which could become political – and even though misrepresenting oneself on gov’t forms in against the law, the idea of people wanting to send children to schools outside of their zone seems to me to be more of a political issue than anything else. we are (my son is) in an overcrowded school where we live. The officials estimate that as many as 300 children are in this school who are in reality zoned for elsewhere. there have been meetings about this with district officials. I have attended some of the meetings and the tone of those meetings often becomes less than polite with a lot of shouting. Every year we hear rumors that they will cut music or art programs here because they need space for the required classes. this is a sensitive topic in many respects; it became an issue for me whilst my son was still in diapers because of the traffic outside of this school; we live 50 yards from the school (if people don’t live near the school, they are more inclined to drive to it). you are going to do what you are going to do. but be aware that if you move your children into a crowded school you may be contributing to an issue which may be very sensitive for the folks zoned for that school. Here where we are, we have relaxed a little on this as the school board has yet to take any action to hurt programs, but if the threat rises again, the temperature will go up here again; when that happens it is not a good environment for anyone involved. Steve

mousta | 9 years and 5 months ago
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It’s a terrible strain on those particular schools and squeezes out kids who should have priority at those schools.

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It is done all the time……. I know a few families that all rent the same studio apartment in a certain prestigious school zone, it amazes me that the school has not noticed that at least 6 kids from different families all live in the same studio apartment!

shahnandersen
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 5 months ago
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No. Zoning is based on where your child lives, not where you work or own investment property.