SFH with tenant and an AirBnb unit attached, LEGAL?!

SFH with tenant and an AirBnb unit attached, LEGAL?!

Rental Property Investor · Syracuse, NY · Member since 2019 · 90 posts · 34 votes

I am curious of everyone's perspectives on this. Is it legal to have a SFH that has a mother-in-law suite attached to it be rented out to a normal 12 month lease type of tenant and then have the mother-in-law suite be an Airbnb. There would be separate/private entrances for both and utilities would be paid by landlord obviously.

Is this legal or is this acting as a MFH that is zoned SFH and obviously that is illegal. There is only one signed lease on the property so I'm curious if that plays a factor. How is this different than someone say renting out a garage for storage to one person and renting out the house that is on the same property to a different person, one property but two streams of income? Very curious on everyone's thoughts, Thanks BP!!

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  • Jeff CopelandBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Tampa Bay/St Petersburg, FL · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    6y

    The answer to this question will vary from municipality to municipality, and from parcel to parcel. 

    It depends on: 1) the zoning designation of the parcel, 2) what that zoning designation allows per the municipality's land use guidelines, and 3) if/when/how the municipality enforces it. 

    Your best best, if you want an official answer, is to call the Planning/Zoning Department where the property is located and simply ask.

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