Definition of Bedroom

[FLRealEstateValuator]

One other thing to consider--its not the furniture in a room which defines the use as the market will view it. I have seen dining rooms used as bedrooms too. And bedrooms used as dining rooms. One could conceivably call most rooms bedrooms.

I always consider the path from any potential 'bedroom' to the nearest full bathroom. Does it cross any common living areas? How will the market think about that if so...

Our house has a small room on the first floor that the prior owners used as a bedroom. But...there are no full bathrooms on the first floor. So someone taking a shower from that room would have to cross an open living area, go up the steps to the full bathroom. I instantly viewed it as a small office/study when we were going thru the house, which is how I actually use it. Not that this is similar to the home in question, just a general consideration.

Definitely. This room is right next to the bathroom.

 

[FLRealEstateValuator]

So basically what you are saying is that any room with a door and window is a bedroom.

Not at all...haha. Just working this out.

 

[FLRealEstateValuator]

FLORIDA
Chapter 2 – Definitions
Section 202 Definitions
Add definition of “Bedroom” as follows:

BEDROOM. A room that can be used for sleeping and that:

1. For site-built dwellings has a minimum of 70 square feet of conditioned space;
2. For manufactured homes is constructed according to the standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and has a minimum of 50 square feet of floor area;
3. Is located along an exterior wall;
4. Has a closet and a door or an entrance where a door could be reasonable installed; and
5. Has an emergency means of escape and rescue opening to the outside in accordance with the Florida Building Code.

[As used in ss 381.0065 - 381.0067, Florida Statutes]

http://www.floridabuilding.org/fbc/thecode/2010_Code_Development/Post_FBC/2012_SUPPLEMENT_TO_THE_FLORIDA_BUILDING_CODE.htm

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------------ given the age of the subject, recommend consulting the LOCAL Building Inspector to ascertain the answer to your question /it's entirely possible legal non-conforming, pre-existing use applies to the question posted......... which may or may not be transferable "as-is" on sale.

This precise code is why I questioned it, even though local county records DOES count other rooms within other properties I've seen as bedrooms - even though they don't have closets....

 

[CGinMN]

How the building code defines a bedroom is separate from how the market defines a bedroom, which is separate from how the market values the space.

Some mid-century homes have high windows in all of the sleeping rooms which do not meet code due to egress. These are not 0 bedroom homes.

Might the market discount the property due to functional obsolescence? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, the primary concern isn't what to call it. You can call it whatever you want as long as you explain in the report. The primary concern is what we compare it to, which is based on how the market reacts.

 

[Dublin ohio]

This precise code is why I questioned it, even though local county records DOES count other rooms within other properties I've seen as bedrooms - even though they don't have closets....

In my experience. Building codes are not generally retroactive. With the exception of some mechanical codes. So generally speaking. The definition of bedroom you cite. Is probably only applicable to new construction or remodeling done after the code was enacted.