FHA Basement Egress Issue

[Mr Rex]

When beating a dead horse, its best to refer to the dead horse diary as reference.:icon_idea:

 

[Scott R Marshall]

I can imagine it now in the courtroom:
Attorney: Mr. Appraiser, did you see a bed in that finished room in the basement?
Appraiser: Yes, but it was not a bedroom.
Attorney: Mr. Appraiser, was there a closet in that room?
Appraiser: Yes, but it was not a bedroom
Attorney: Mr. Appraiser, did you see clothes in that closet?
Appraiser: I do not recall, but that was not a bedroom.
Attorney: Mr. Appraiser, did you notice that the bed had sheets and pillows and that it appeared as if someone were sleeping in it?
Attorney: I do not recall, but that was not a bedroom.
Attorney: Mr. Appraiser, did you note that the window in that room did not meet current code requirements?
Appraiser: I did not check since that room was not a bedroom.
Attorney: Mr. Appraiser, in your research, did you note other homes with finished basements that used a room as a bedroom?
Appraiser: No since the room in my subject was not a bedroom.
Attorney: So, Mr. Appraiser, since you ignored the bed, the closet, the clothes in the closet, the sheets and the pillow on the bed, and called it a Den, then you should not be responsible for the unfortunate circumstance of the death of the child in that room last night?
Just saying......

Mr Marshall,


While I can appreciate a post from a potential long lost relative, your point is nonsensical. FHA/HUD has their requirements for what is considered habitable and what is considered a bedroom, which was explained within the report. In addition, there are whatever fire and local codes apply to bedrooms. The appraisal clearly stated what I have, which are multiple rooms which could be utilized for a variety of purposes however shouldn't be considered bedrooms due to egress issues. Whatever the owners decide to do is of no concern to me. As stated within my original post, the subject has 3 above grade bedrooms, which is an adequate number within this market. Based on your statements if I had any room with no windows and/or narrow windows which someone decided to sleep in and they died because they couldn't escape, I better watch out. I only see a problem IF I considered them bedrooms and did not address the egress issue.

 

[Michigan CG]

.............I only see a problem IF I considered them bedrooms and did not address the egress issue.

They are below grade.........they aren't living area.....they aren't bedrooms.

 

[Verne Hebert]

The current 4150.2 was written on the hood of a model "T".

Well I will tell you what, here 95 % of the time basement area is considered habitable space, by the market, and used as habitable space.

It is very cool, that FHA in their infinite wisdom has declared that it is generally not..............but may be, if it has a window, that today in 2010 is not large enough to likely accomodate the egress of most American *****es and guts.

 

[Atlanta CG]

Scott - are you rich? Maybe we're relatives.
BTW, my car needs......., and my roof is older and I need......