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- Thread starter jtom
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If it's a single-family detached home, duplex, or townhome, it falls under the IRC. Otherwise, it is Group R-3. Lease or ownership arrangement does not factor into code application.
It really is no different than having roommates that share a home and each has an agreement with the owner (i.e., subletting).
It really is no different than having roommates that share a home and each has an agreement with the owner (i.e., subletting).
mtlogcabin
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It would still be a single family residence. Notice the IRC does not have a minimum 120 sq ft for one room. This company recommends creating more bedrooms for more cash flow and one of the ways is to convert the living rooms into 1 or 2 bedrooms. The Property Maintenance code should prevent this if adopted
2018 Property Maintenance code
404.5 Overcrowding.
Dwelling units shall not be occupied by more occupants than permitted by the minimum area requirements of Table 404.5.
2018 IRC
R304.1 Minimum area.
Habitable rooms shall have a floor area of not less than 70 square feet (6.5 m2).
Exception: Kitchens.
R304.2 Minimum dimensions.
Habitable rooms shall be not less than 7 feet (2134 mm) in any horizontal dimension.
Exception: Kitchens.
2018 IBC
1207.3 Room area.
Every dwelling unit shall have not less than one room that shall have not less than 120 square feet (11.2 m2) of net floor area. Other habitable rooms shall have a net floor area of not less than 70 square feet (6.5 m2).
Exception: Kitchens are not required to be of a minimum floor area.
2018 Property Maintenance code
404.5 Overcrowding.
Dwelling units shall not be occupied by more occupants than permitted by the minimum area requirements of Table 404.5.
2018 IRC
R304.1 Minimum area.
Habitable rooms shall have a floor area of not less than 70 square feet (6.5 m2).
Exception: Kitchens.
R304.2 Minimum dimensions.
Habitable rooms shall be not less than 7 feet (2134 mm) in any horizontal dimension.
Exception: Kitchens.
2018 IBC
1207.3 Room area.
Every dwelling unit shall have not less than one room that shall have not less than 120 square feet (11.2 m2) of net floor area. Other habitable rooms shall have a net floor area of not less than 70 square feet (6.5 m2).
Exception: Kitchens are not required to be of a minimum floor area.
It is just a way to rent out a spare bedroom. I have seen apartment complexes with multiple families in each apartment. Rooms are divided with bed sheets hanging from the ceiling. Up to six rentals in a two bedroom apartment. Each rental might have a couple with a child.
Years ago, Daly City Ca. had such an influx that the sewer treatment plant was overwhelmed.
Years ago, Daly City Ca. had such an influx that the sewer treatment plant was overwhelmed.
Yikes
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I was told by a housing advocate that years ago (maybe the 1960s-70s) there was a California supreme court case where a municipality was trying to force out a bunch of hippies that had all crowded into a single family residence. The issue before the court was - how many unrelated people can legally occupy a single family residence? The court ruling came back somewhere around 20 or 25 SF per person - - sorry I don't remember the specifics.