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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in one of the nicer 22101 neighborhoods - off GP - and we recently rented out the entire walk-out basement of our 7500 + sq ft house to our housekeeper, her husband, and their three children - who are section 8 tenants.  It is a win-win for everyone.  They live in a great neighborhood, and will send their children to the Ch-C-L pyramid, and we have a live-in handyman and housekeeper available at night, when they have finished their outside jobs.  I think one of our neighbors is starting to get suspicious, and I am certain that they neighborhood would not generally approve, but the family needed a place to live and are truly great people.[/quote]

Is this a troll post? It is not legal to rent out rooms in your house in SFH neighborhoods, unless you are in a "multifamily" zone. [/quote]

NP here. Is this true? I do not rent out my basement (and do not plan to) but I did not know it was illegal. What is illegal about it?[/quote]

Well many things.  Unless the PP has the property licensed as an SRO rooming house, that basement would have to be certified as a "unit."  There are certain legal requirements regarding ingress and egress and plumbing.  I guess PP could say that the family are her roomates, but there are restrictions on that also.  Aside from that, there may also be contractual restrictions in the mortgage that disallow it. And no way, would renting out your basement pass a Section 8 unit UNLESS it is set up like a separate residence itself - basement apartment - duplex, etc. .  [/quote]

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