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1. Entrance: A bedroom needs at least two methods of egress. It should be accessible from within the house (door or an entrance where a door could be reasonably installed), and then have one other exit (window or door).
2. Escape: A
bedroom must have one other method of egress beyond the entrance point. A door
to the exterior or a window is required.
3. Ceiling Height:
50% of a bedroom ceiling needs to be at least 7 ft tall. If a portion of the
area is say 5 feet tall, that portion isn’t considered livable area and
should not be counted toward the room's square footage.
4. Size: The room
should be at least 70 square feet, (cannot be smaller than 7 feet in any
horizontal direction.) Manufactured homes that are constructed according to the
standards of HUD can have a minimum of 50 square feet of floor area (50 sq. ft.
not fact checked).
5. Bedroom is to be
located along and exterior wall.
6. Closet: Is a
closet required to be considered a bedroom? As it turns out, it is not required
in certain circumstances and locations. As an example, an old house may have
been built without bedroom closets, as was common a long time ago. Depending on
local rules, a closet may or may not be required in your area. In Sarasota and Hillsborough Counties, it is required:
A room may not be considered a bedroom if it is used to
access another room except a bathroom or closet. As an example, a room with a
Study. You may choose to use the Study as a bedroom for your personal purposes,
but it is not a bedroom if you have to go through one bedroom to get to
it.
Some old houses were built without closets in the bedroom.
However, most people today would expect to have a closet in the bedroom.
Stating a room is a bedroom when a closet doesn’t exist in the room, in a
neighborhood where a closet is either required or generally accepted as a
requirement, the room should not be presented as a bedroom.
Disclaimer: This
information is not guaranteed for
your particular circumstance and nothing written here should be considered
advise. If you want to obtain information on your own, research residential
codes and other terms. You can also contact an appraiser, “local” real estate
agent or broker, or other service providers.
Here are two county codes worded differently for the
definition of a bedroom:
Hillsborough County Building code:
Bedroom means a private room with a closet and window, designed in a manner appropriate for sleeping, separated from other rooms by a door, and accessible to a bathroom without crossing another bedroom or living room.
Bedroom means a private room with a closet and window, designed in a manner appropriate for sleeping, separated from other rooms by a door, and accessible to a bathroom without crossing another bedroom or living room.
Sarasota County:
Bedroom: Any residential room which has an area of 70 Sq. Ft. or more and a storage closet and is not part of the common living area.
Bedroom: Any residential room which has an area of 70 Sq. Ft. or more and a storage closet and is not part of the common living area.
Building codes will vary from state to state. In most
cities, bedrooms must have an escape or rescue point (usually a window).
Building codes will dictate the maximum and minimum height, minimum square
footage and width of the window.
In some codes, a closet may not be required to classify a
room as a bedroom.
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There is an article that recently appears first in google search that is not accurate as it pertains to Sarasota and Hillsborough counties titled: Does a Room Need a Closet to Be a Bedroom? <- not accurate
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