Buying or improving a property
Start with the address, then check the local building office, flood maps, wetlands, water, septic, shoreline, and any park or coastal overlay.
Rules & Licenses
New York rules are easier when the right office is clear.
A directory for permits, property checks, outdoor rules, and the New York City exceptions that can change the path. Start with the thing you are doing, then follow the page to the official source that controls the answer.
Guide directory
Home checks
Home environment checklist
Flood maps, wetlands, shoreline, wells, septic, radon, lead, and the local-office checks that belong early.
Land
Adirondack Park building rules
APA jurisdiction, private land classes, shoreline rules, wetlands, subdivision, and local permits.
Housing
Short-term rental rules
New York City's registration rule, live-in host limits, and the local checks that can matter elsewhere.
Housing
Rent stabilization
Stabilized apartments, ETPA communities, rent histories, lease riders, and the records worth checking.
Outdoors
State Parks and DEC land
A plain split between State Parks, DEC land, local parks, permits, closures, and current-condition checks.
Outdoors
Fishing, hunting, and boating
Outdoor license and safety paths grouped by the activity before you head out.
Common paths
Using land or water
The manager matters. DEC, State Parks, APA, a town, a county, or New York City may each control a different part of the answer.
City and housing rules
New York City can have a separate path for rentals, property tax, co-ops, condos, and housing records.
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