Is it a bedroom if it has no closet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on your state. I live in CA where you can legally label a room a bedroom without a closet, but in MD I believe you must have a closet in order to call it a bedroom.

No closet requirement in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently a lot of people here have never been in an 18th or 19th century house, when closets where rare.

I'm not sure why you're saying that; it seems unlikely that people in this area haven't been in 18th or 19th century houses.

This is a discussion about the legalities of listing houses, not what it's like to live in an old one.

[Anonymous]

I would like to see any of the PPs post a legitimate government link for a law about what makes something a bedroom in the DMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently a lot of people here have never been in an 18th or 19th century house, when closets where rare.

I'm not sure why you're saying that; it seems unlikely that people in this area haven't been in 18th or 19th century houses.

This is a discussion about the legalities of listing houses, not what it's like to live in an old one.

You missed the point. 18th Century homes don't have bedroom closets. I don't see any listed as 0 bedroom homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see any of the PPs post a legitimate government link for a law about what makes something a bedroom in the DMV.

Are you trying to prove a point? Bedrooms don't need to have a closet in this area. That is a known fact. In fact, most states do not require a bedroom have a closet. It is an absurd requirement when you think about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maryland (or Mont. County, at least) says closet is required for a bedroom, as well as egress/window.

And, conversely, a room without a closet does not quality as a bedroom.

This is only for new builds.

Historically houses didn't have closets. There are many houses with bedrooms without closets in MoCo, and they are still legal bedrooms.

[Anonymous]

It depends on jurisdiction and age of the home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maryland (or Mont. County, at least) says closet is required for a bedroom, as well as egress/window.

And, conversely, a room without a closet does not quality as a bedroom.

This is only for new builds.

Historically houses didn't have closets. There are many houses with bedrooms without closets in MoCo, and they are still legal bedrooms.

Goodness, what's a realtor to do? Closets. Basements. Windows. The home marketing world must be fraught!

[Anonymous]

My house has NO closets, anywhere. Does that mean I don't live in a house? All those bedrooms are pretending to be...what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see any of the PPs post a legitimate government link for a law about what makes something a bedroom in the DMV.

It is not that hard to look up the codes for each state if you are so invested in the topic.

[Anonymous]

In Virginia, you do not need a closet. But you do need two entrance points. This is key.

So a a door and a window where a firefighter in full gear could enter.

[Anonymous]

Google the requirements for a bedroom
For where you live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
In Virginia, you do not need a closet. But you do need two entrance points. This is key.

So a a door and a window where a firefighter in full gear could enter.

If a realtor is counting a space in a listing as a bedroom that does NOT have two entrance points, is that illegal? Are there any consequences? I see it all the time and it feels shady.

[Anonymous]

You definitely need two points of egress for safety reasons. I believe some jurisdictions also specify that you actually have to have a physical door, which is why a lot of bonus rooms don't qualify as bedrooms, even though they have two points of egress.

[Anonymous]

Bed ? Window?

Yes of course.