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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not considered legally finished unless there is a window. It is a safety issue as well.[/quote]

OP here.   
This is interesting.   If it is not legally finished, are they allowed to count it as square footage in the sales listing?   Because they definitely did, and gave the measurements of the room (they called it a "den.")
I'm thinking that if it wasn't "legal" the realtor would know not to include it.[/quote]

She’s talking about a legal bedroom. I have other rooms in my basement without windows that are still finished but not legal bedrooms. Like my craft room and workout room.

And there’s no realtor standard for sq footage. It’s like the wild wild west[/quote]

+1 exactly

OP, it's fine. Plenty of houses have a basement bedroom that can't be called a bedroom (with windows but not large ones). The only downside is that you can't list it as a bedroom when selling your home. But people get that. Let the kid sleep in a room with a door and be done with it. People are being weirdly alarmist with this. It's not like you're asking if he can sleep in the fireplace. Good grief. [/quote]

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