Owner Of Illegal Boarding School In Clarkstown Puts House Up For Sale

NEW CITY, NY — A house at 61 South Mountain Road, where Clarkstown officials accused the owner of running an illegal boarding school, is up for sale.

The house listing on Zillow from Elite Commercial, LLC of Monsey says: "2 story Normandy colonial house situated on 5 ACRES! This home features 4 bedrooms with 4 and a half bathrooms. House was designed and built by artist Henry Varnum Poor where you can find many unique designs throughout the home. Walk out basement gives you more space and additional storage. Guest house located above 2 car garage that has full kitchen and 1 full bathroom. Perfect location for commuters to NYC and close to parks and shopping centers."

The asking price is $1,200,000.

A New York State Supreme Court judge had granted the town's request for a temporary restraining order requiring the 22 students there to leave and preventing the school from operating, The Journal News reported. The property owner, Yoel Yzvi Templer, had upgraded the septic system and other actions that led the town to cite him for building code violations. An inspection in January found no sprinklers, no smoke alarms in the bedrooms/dormitory, and many building modifications without permits including a kitchen and ritual bath in the garage, town officials said.

Private schools operating without state or local permits have been a problem in Rockland for years. SEE: Rockland County Exec Says County Will Monitor School With Illegal Water, Electric Hook-ups.