Basement apartments provide affordable housing options in crowded urban hubs like New York City, where the average rent for a Manhattan apartment is $4,140, according to RENTCafé data. But far too ...

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 ...

The horrific deaths of New Yorkers whose basement apartments flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida has shocked and surprised the nation and may well lead to pressure on building officials to crack ...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander sent shivers down the spines of a lot of Staten Island homeowners in August, the ones who rent basement apartments that aren’t quite legal, when he proposed a ...

Marlene Hernandez moved from her two-bedroom apartment in Bushwick to an illegal basement apartment in East New York two years ago out of necessity. “I simply couldn’t afford Bushwick anymore, I had ...

There are some things essential to consider before heading over to Home Depot and getting started. Dan Close, founder and CEO of We Buy Houses in Kentucky, says, "The first thing to determine is ...

PROVO — The Provo City Council repealed a pathway that has been in place for over a year for homeowners to acquire approval for basement and mother-in-law apartment rentals. Since 2023, city code has ...

Basement apartments are some of the last truly affordable rental housing available anywhere near downtown, but this $500-per-month place in Bloor West Village, currently being advertised on Craigslist ...

After several failed attempts by the city and state to legalize basement apartments, Comptroller Brad Lander has a plan based on another complicated apartment-conversion law. On Tuesday, Lander ...

Here's what you need to know before you can rent out the lowest level of your property. Basement apartments provide affordable housing options in crowded urban hubs like New York City, where the ...