As homeowners face rising monthly expenses for utilities, insurance, property taxes and loan payments, they may look around their home and see potential revenue from an unused basement. Fantasizing ...

Thousands of New Yorkers living in basement apartments without basic safety protections could soon see their homes legalized ...

Scoring a great deal on an English basement can feel pretty bright. Living in one, however, can leave tenants feeling in the dark. The subterranean rentals, which usually rely on tiny, ground-level ...

After residents packed Huntington Town Hall Tuesday night to debate the merits and drawbacks of a proposal to legalize basement apartments, supporters of the plan said they will sift through comments ...

The Adams administration on Monday announced its proposed criteria for legalizing basement and cellar apartments.The Authorization for Temporary Residence pilot program, which was included in the City ...

Tenants in illegal basement apartments cannot get renters insurance and may have no legal claim to the unit, fueling a dependence on landlord beneficence. “It really depends on what kind of ...