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two homes in one

two homes in one

It's a 2 family dwelling so there is no relevance to whether or not rent is collected. Around here, that means separate utilities, including sewer

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Where I work it could easily pass as a six family dwelling.
 
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So what makes it two dwellings??

So my mc mansion with three kitchens is a tri-plex???

Or if I build a house with kitchen attached to each bedroom, so I make my ten yr old cook their own meals, that does not constitute one house ??
 
It is not completely separated from the main area. There is an entrance from the shared foyer. I would treat this as a single family residence. This is no more a 2 family than a house with a finished walkout basement that has a kitchen or a wet bar and a beer fridge.

Joe
 
GBrackins said:
are you saying this is a building code or zoning determination JAR?
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It could be an issue for both. Zoning would have to make its own determination and if they declared it a 2 family then the building department would follow suit.

It is being marketed as having 2 separate dwellings within one structure.

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