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.
- 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
