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Local requirements · Long Island
Cesspool and Septic Rules When Selling a Home in Suffolk and Nassau Counties
Selling a Long Island home with a cesspool? No county makes you upgrade it at sale. What Suffolk and Nassau require, grants, disclosure and title.
Local requirements · Long Island
Flood Zones and Flood Insurance on Long Island: What Buyers, Lenders and Title Check
Find a Nassau or Suffolk home's FEMA flood zone, learn when your lender requires flood insurance, and how flood rules affect a Long Island closing.
Local requirements · Long Island
Long Island Towns, Villages and Cities Explained: Who Handles Your Taxes, Permits and Records
Nassau has 3 towns, 2 cities and 64 villages; Suffolk has 10 towns and 32 villages. Who assesses your home, bills taxes, issues permits and keeps records.
Local requirements · New York City
Municipal Searches for Commercial Property in NYC and Westchester: What Gets Checked and What Matters
The city and town record searches run on commercial property in NYC and Westchester, what each one shows, and which ones mean money owed.
Local requirements · New York City
NYC Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA): What Intro. 905-A Would Change for Multifamily Sales
NYC's Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (Intro. 905-A) would give certified nonprofits first rights to buy certain distressed multifamily buildings. Which
Local requirements · Westchester County
Well Water Testing and Septic Rules When Selling a Home in Westchester County
Selling a Westchester home with a well? The seller must order a water test at contract. What's tested, deadlines, failed results and septic rules.
Local requirements · Westchester County
Westchester Cities, Towns and Villages: Which One Is Your Property In, and Why It Matters
Westchester has 6 cities, 19 towns and 20 villages. How to find which one a property is in, and why it matters for permits, taxes and closing.
Local requirements · Westchester County
Westchester County Clerk Land Records: Recording a Deed or Mortgage and Searching Records
How deeds and mortgages are recorded with the Westchester County Clerk, why recordings get rejected, and how to search land records online.
Local requirements · Westchester County
Westchester Municipal Searches Explained: What Each Letter Covers, Who Issues It and Why Fees Vary
The building, CO, fire, street, highway, tax and water searches on a Westchester title bill: what each shows, who issues it, its cost and what is insured.
Local requirements · New York City
What You Take On After Buying a NYC Property: Registrations, Inspections and Notices by Building Type
After you buy a NYC building, its registrations, inspections and tenant notices become yours. Which apply to houses, small rentals and larger buildings.
Local requirements · Westchester County
Which Westchester Municipalities Require an Updated CO or Inspection Before a Sale
Which Westchester towns, villages and cities require a new CO, an inspection or a sewer certificate when you sell, checked code by code.
Local requirements · Westchester County
Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Peekskill Transfer Taxes: Rates, Who Pays and the Stamped Receipt
City transfer taxes in Yonkers (1.5%), Mount Vernon (1.5% over $50,000) and Peekskill (1%), who pays, the deadlines and the city receipt needed to record.