Raising Rent In Lakewood

[aygart]

A basement apartment is legal in Lakewood. Has been for quite a while.

Can be legal

[jye]

What happens if the tenant refuses to agree to the increase? Not sure about eviction being an option for "illegal" basements.

What happens when a parent is able to but refuses to pay their tuition bill because they don’t like the increase? Either pay up or get a halachic psak that you are not required to pay. Or switch to a different religion that lets you steal if you feel justified.

[dealfinder11]

What happens when a parent is able to but refuses to pay their tuition bill because they don’t like the increase? Either pay up or get a halachic psak that you are not required to pay. Or switch to a different religion that lets you steal if you feel justified.

If the basements are not 'legal' does one still have to follow 'legal' rent increase limits?

I was specifically responding to the question that was asking from a strictly legal perspective.

[dealfinder11]

A basement apartment is legal in Lakewood. Has been for quite a while.

I personally know of at least two instances in the last couple of years where landlords  have got into trouble because of basement tenants.

[Euclid]

I personally know of at least two instances in the last couple of years where landlords  have got into trouble because of basement tenants.

What type of trouble?

[dealfinder11]

What type of trouble?

in one instance a 5 figured fine, in another the landlord was alerted that there would be an inspection. The postal worker had alerted authorities because the landlord decided to put up a second mailbox for his tenant. Upon receiving the notice he contacted a "certain" person, and long story short he paid someone a few bucks, a *wink wink* inspection occurred, and it went away.

[flyingace]

I personally know of at least two instances in the last couple of years where landlords  have got into trouble because of basement tenants.

Legal means registered as a two family and the basement is up to code. The fact that it's a basement is no longer a problem.

[dealfinder11]

Legal means registered as a two family and the basement is up to code. The fact that it's a basement is no longer a problem.

Compliant with lot size and zoning requirements?

[dasmo801]

in one instance a 5 figured fine, in another the landlord was alerted that there would be an inspection. The postal worker had alerted authorities because the landlord decided to put up a second mailbox for his tenant. Upon receiving the notice he contacted a "certain" person, and long story short he paid someone a few bucks, a *wink wink* inspection occurred, and it went away.

As far as I know, the only authority would be the Lakewood inspection dept. It seems really strange that they would pick one random basement to go after with a 5 figure fine

[dealfinder11]

As far as I know, the only authority would be the Lakewood inspection dept. It seems really strange that they would pick one random basement to go after with a 5 figure fine

I didn't say it was isolated.......

[Sam 77]

in one instance a 5 figured fine, in another the landlord was alerted that there would be an inspection. The postal worker had alerted authorities because the landlord decided to put up a second mailbox for his tenant. Upon receiving the notice he contacted a "certain" person, and long story short he paid someone a few bucks, a *wink wink* inspection occurred, and it went away.

Know someone personally who it happened to.

[flyingace]

Compliant with lot size and zoning requirements?

Not as far as I know. Any one family house can legally have a rentable basement.

[Sam 77]

Not as far as I know. Any one family house can legally have a rentable basement.

True. But not a duplex or a townhouse.

[aygart]

Not as far as I know. Any one family house can legally have a rentable basement.

As long as the construction is compliant

[flyingace]

Legal means registered as a two family and the basement is up to code. The fact that it's a basement is no longer a problem.

[yesitsme]

The main issue is fire sprinklers that costs ~15k

[S209]

in one instance a 5 figured fine

5 figures?! This seems really hard to believe.

[ae123]

(1) There is a person (family) on the other side of the transaction, to whom it will cause financial and/or emotional distress
(2) It an essential item (not a luxury or discretionary item)
(3) Not to push a guy/family out of kollel
(4) The tenant is usually in a weaker financial position

How about where the landlord is in Kollel with a large family while the tenant & spouse are both working and have a small family?

[yesitsme]

Milk bread and eggs should be free of charge with this logic

[flyingace]

The main issue is fire sprinklers that costs ~15k

In a residential?