I'm calling a real estate broker back tomorrow regarding an apartment in DUMBO in NY. It's very cheap, but somewhat sketchy.
Its in a 1-apartment building behind a small 3 apartment building. She told me that the building used to be a residential until the LL removed the fixtures and rented it as an office. It is now being rented "as is" and it would be up to me to install kitchen appliances + sink as well as a shower in the bathroom. The bathroom has a toilet and a sink.
I have done some research and coupled with the apartment's shareability and low price this could be a very viable living space. However what does "as is" mean to me as a tenant? Is the LL still legally responsible to make the place habitable(repair leaks and electric, etc)? How do I determine if its even a legal living space zoning-wise and how do I make sure its up to code after that?
Thanks to everyone for advise..
-In the dark