NYS Housing and Anti-Discrimination Notice
Guides and notes
What actually comes up when a house changes hands on Long Island, town by town, with the rule named and the sources cited.
- Bretton Woods HOA Coram: The HOA Owns the Sewage Plant Bretton Woods in Coram: nine condominiums under one HOA, a private sewage plant the HOA owns, the plant line on the charge, and HOA fees at a sale. November 2, 2026 · Coram
- Sayville vs Bayport (and Blue Point): Which Town Handles the Address, Tax Dates, Recreation Cards and Marina Wait Lists Sayville vs Bayport and Blue Point: which town code applies, Islip and Brookhaven tax dates, recreation and parking permits, and marina wait lists. October 23, 2026 · Sayville
- Sayville Certificate of Occupancy: How the Town of Islip CO File Works Before a Sale A Sayville CO comes from the Town of Islip. How to get a copy by FOIL, how a Compliance Permit covers unpermitted work, and the 1938 rule for older houses. October 22, 2026 · Sayville
- Sayville Flood Zones: The FEMA Map, Town of Islip Rules, and the Seller Disclosure Sayville flood zone basics: the 2009 FEMA map, Town of Islip flood zone lookups and permits, lender flood insurance, and New York's seller disclosure. October 21, 2026 · Sayville
- Bay Shore Bulkhead Permits: Who Regulates a Bulkhead Replacement and What It Means at Sale Bay Shore bulkhead permit rules: the NYSDEC general permit, the Town of Islip Wetlands and Watercourses permit, the Army Corps, and what a sale turns on. October 20, 2026 · Bay Shore
- Is a Coram House on a Cesspool, and What Does Suffolk County Require Now? If a Coram house was built before the late 1970s or 1980s, assume it is on a cesspool or an old conventional septic system until the Suffolk County Health Department file or a pumper's report says otherwise, because Coram is not within a municipal sewer district. In most of the county a working c... October 6, 2026 · Coram
- Lindenhurst Second Floor Additions: What a Small Lot Lets You Build Inside the village a house may cover 20 percent of its lot and stand 26 feet high. What that means for a second floor on a small Lindenhurst house. September 22, 2026 · Lindenhurst
- Coram Mother/Daughter Apartments: What Happens at Closing if It Was Never Permitted? A Brookhaven accessory apartment licence belongs to the owner, not the house, and it ends at closing. What Coram sellers have to disclose, and the fines. September 3, 2026 · Coram
- Lindenhurst Flood Zones: What Being in One Does to the Sale Flood insurance is required by the lender, not the town, and the 50 percent rule decides what a Lindenhurst renovation costs. Zones, rates and disclosure. September 3, 2026 · Lindenhurst
- What Is the Commute From Sayville Actually Like? Sayville is on the LIRR Montauk Branch, so most trips to Manhattan change at Babylon. Fares after January 2026, the terminals, and station parking permits. September 3, 2026 · Sayville
- Is there a buried oil tank in this West Babylon house, and what happens if there is? A converted house can still have a steel tank in the yard. What New York requires a West Babylon seller to disclose, what removal costs, and who pays for a leak. August 28, 2026 · West Babylon
- Days on Market Across 82 of My Closed Sales A look at my own recorded days on market for 82 closed sales from August 2020 to July 2026: median 19 days, fastest 3, slowest 229. August 17, 2026
