Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental

… far to bring more of these units up to code and make them safe for living Bringing more basement apartments up to code … presenting it again with updated information for March 2025 … Basement or cellar  … In NYC basements and cellars are … Look at the groundlevel of a building and check whether 50 percent of it is above grade  Generally cellars in one …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 10, 2025 - 9:30AM