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brooklyntoqueens
in Building Code 10 years and 10 months ago
Basement Apartment - Gas vs. Electrical stoves
Am I forced to use an electrical stove in a legal basement apartment or can we also use gas? An architect told us that we…
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brooklyntoqueens
in Building Code 10 years and 10 months ago
Basement Apartment - Gas vs. Electrical stoves
Am I forced to use an electrical stove in a legal basement apartment or can we also use gas? An architect told us that we…
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bk2000
in Building Code 10 years and 10 months ago
Expired Temporary Certificate of Occupancy-DOB Website
The DOB website lists my building (purchase years ago) with only an expired temporary certificate of occupancy “pending electrical signoff.” Is it possible that the…
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bk2000
in Building Code 10 years and 10 months ago
Expired Temporary Certificate of Occupancy-DOB Website
The DOB website lists my building (purchase years ago) with only an expired temporary certificate of occupancy “pending electrical signoff.” Is it possible that the…
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stickerhappy
in Building Code 10 years and 11 months ago
What can you do with M2-1 zoning?
We are looking at a property currently built as a single family building on an M2-1 zoned area, 25×100 lot. It’s currently built pretty small…
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stickerhappy
in Building Code 10 years and 11 months ago
What can you do with M2-1 zoning?
We are looking at a property currently built as a single family building on an M2-1 zoned area, 25×100 lot. It’s currently built pretty small…
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1078dean
in Building Code 10 years and 11 months ago
AC nightmare next door
The owners of the brownstone next to ours that is split into 8 small rentals, plan to install 8 independent AC units in their backyard.…
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nizzymizz
in Building Code 11 years ago
Is this a legal apartment????
I live in a brownstone in Brooklyn. The set up is that there are 3 units on the top to floor of a 2 family…
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1078dean
in Building Code 10 years and 11 months ago
AC nightmare next door
The owners of the brownstone next to ours that is split into 8 small rentals, plan to install 8 independent AC units in their backyard.…
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nizzymizz
in Building Code 11 years ago
Is this a legal apartment????
I live in a brownstone in Brooklyn. The set up is that there are 3 units on the top to floor of a 2 family…
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lyndapak
in Building Code 11 years ago
New Home: Legally registered as 3-family but I'm using as single family
Hi there, I purchased my new home which is registered as a 3-family but no official C of O on record. I have no intentions…
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lyndapak
in Building Code 11 years ago
New Home: Legally registered as 3-family but I'm using as single family
Hi there, I purchased my new home which is registered as a 3-family but no official C of O on record. I have no intentions…
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hannah24
in Building Code 11 years ago
Brooklyn Townhouse C of O
Husband and I want to put an offer in for a townhouse in Bed Stuy but we’re a bit confused and our lawyer is traveling…
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hannah24
in Building Code 11 years ago
Brooklyn Townhouse C of O
Husband and I want to put an offer in for a townhouse in Bed Stuy but we’re a bit confused and our lawyer is traveling…
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emilyfrances
in Building Code 12 years and 4 months ago
Prospect Mortgage
Hey Folks – Has anyone worked with Prospect Mortgage? If so, what were your experiences? We had a fallout with Bank of America and are…
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freespirit
in Building Code 11 years and 1 month ago
Another no C of O post
Hello! I’m in contract to purchase a Victorian house in Queens. It has no C of O as it was built in approx 1905, title…
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freespirit
in Building Code 11 years and 1 month ago
Another no C of O post
Hello! I’m in contract to purchase a Victorian house in Queens. It has no C of O as it was built in approx 1905, title…
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housepoor
in Building Code 11 years and 5 months ago
ECB Hearing...Do I Need a Lawyer?
I just got a summons for ECB hearing, a result of a DOB inspection of my sprinkler system related to how it was installed 75…
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