Hello, my partners and I are purchasing a property in Syracuse, NY. The property is a 6-bedroom house with a separate ADU with 1 additional bedroom. The current landlord does not have the property on the rental registry.
1. What zoning district are students allowed in?
2. What land uses would classify as a student rental?
3. Are students allowed to live in the R1 zone district?
4. Can you confirm the number of students allowed in one unit?
5. Can you advise how strictly these rules are enforced? What are the penalties?
We have noticed that no landlords comply with any of the student rental rules and regulations in Syracuse, NY but do not want to put ourselves in a situation in the future. Are there any Syracuse landlords in here that can advise?
Real Estate Agent · Central New York · Member since 2023 · 207 posts · 96 votes
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Hey Anthony! I’m in the Syracuse area. Not yet a landlord but I have lived in the SU area for the past 6 years. To my knowledge, there is no “zoning districts” that students are regulated to live in, such as some other college towns in Ny. Student rental properties are either going to be R1 for single unit or permitted as multi family residence. I’m not familiar with any sort of restriction on how many students are allowed to live in each property, but for obvious reasons should use number of rooms as a guideline. I haven’t really heard of any occupancy restrictions being enforced by the city. You’re correct, there’s a large portion of houses that are not listed on the rental registry, and therefore legally aren’t allowed to collect rent or have any case when trying to evict tenants (at least pertaining to the City). The rental registry application is $150 and is good for 3 years. Happy to help with any other questions!