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A granny flat is somewhere to give an extended family member their own space and is NOT a tenantable space. A legal home and income is allowed to have separate tenancies and therefore full cooking facilities etc.
Thousands of granny flats are illegally rented out and have stoves installed :-)
Is it still possible to convert a five bedrooms to a home+income in central Auckland (Mt Wellington area)? Or has the council stopped this type of conversion?
When I was looking for a property last year, there was a property with two separate legal dwellings but purposely categories as granny flats, I presume that's to save council rates. Both have cooking facilities, and both were fully Insured.
I guess the system is not defines or they give a blind eye, not sure which is correct. Main thing is to make sure that minor dwelling, granny flat can be insured separately.
Does any one know where the type of dwelling (main, minor) is mentioned? (in the deed?)
Sure lots of illegal things are insurable as long as you disclose it to the insurance company. Won't help much when you get an abatement notice from the council. And consider this:
If your property burns down and you have a tenant in an insured but illegal granny flat, you can and most likely would get charged with manslaughter. Not my bag baby :-)
Sure lots of illegal things are insurable as long as you disclose it to the insurance company. Won't help much when you get an abatement notice from the council. And consider this:
If your property burns down and you have a tenant in an insured but illegal granny flat, you can and most likely would get charged with manslaughter. Not my bag baby :-)
Ha ha. Talk about worst scenario.
However In the above example dwellings are legal, Insurance is legal. But granny didn't burn :-). wonder how a lawyer will see that.
Ok in that case, will someone be kind enough to mention the right way (procedure) ;
- Of making a Extra building (granny or what ever) a legal dwelling.
- Of making sure a dwelling is not just a granny flat (before buying). Is it mentioned in the deed?
It not hard to understand people don't deal with illegal dwellings!! it is problematic, dangerous, can cost you a fortune to rectify, and not Worth the trouble.
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best have a look at the property file and LIM
get a print out from RPNZ Or Property Guru, which in most cases it say something like multi unit Home and income etc.
If In chch Have a chat on the phone with the people at CCC and most cases you can find this out.
Also look at the rates and address if 2 rates so obviously, if have 2 address as well.
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