Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 10:36     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We have one. We have a basement kitchen that our staff use for extra large parties.


Good ol' DCUM

What, you don’t have a staff? lol you poor


Honestly, I doubt it’s worth the hassle for you to rent out the basement. Do you really want to risk getting an annoying tenant that smokes marijuana in your basement and stops paying rent.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 20:26     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you saying that your only kitchen in the house is in the basement? Or are you saying there is a second kitchen in the basement and you want to rent it out?


We’re planning to rent out the entire house. The basement is essentially its own apartment and has a kitchen. Unfortunately the ceiling height makes getting a separate certificate of occupancy to have a second unit.

The inspector is coming next month. Can I leave the stove/oven and still pass the inspection or is that not permitted and I’ll fail the inspection?


So you're renting it illegally. If there is a kitchen fire you will go to jail.


Most of the time you rent the ENTIRE house. So the basement dweller is roommates with the folks upstairs. Its legal that way. You are renting out the entire building - not two units. Its up to the tenants how they use the space. Really common in Glover Park and Burlieth for the AU/Georgetown students. The basement "unit" allow you to significantly increase rent too.


Kitchen fire in the basement and insurance sends fire investigators the conclusion becomes illegal kitchen in the basement.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 14:26     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you saying that your only kitchen in the house is in the basement? Or are you saying there is a second kitchen in the basement and you want to rent it out?


We’re planning to rent out the entire house. The basement is essentially its own apartment and has a kitchen. Unfortunately the ceiling height makes getting a separate certificate of occupancy to have a second unit.

The inspector is coming next month. Can I leave the stove/oven and still pass the inspection or is that not permitted and I’ll fail the inspection?


So you're renting it illegally. If there is a kitchen fire you will go to jail.


Most of the time you rent the ENTIRE house. So the basement dweller is roommates with the folks upstairs. Its legal that way. You are renting out the entire building - not two units. Its up to the tenants how they use the space. Really common in Glover Park and Burlieth for the AU/Georgetown students. The basement "unit" allow you to significantly increase rent too.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 11:21     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you saying that your only kitchen in the house is in the basement? Or are you saying there is a second kitchen in the basement and you want to rent it out?


We’re planning to rent out the entire house. The basement is essentially its own apartment and has a kitchen. Unfortunately the ceiling height makes getting a separate certificate of occupancy to have a second unit.

The inspector is coming next month. Can I leave the stove/oven and still pass the inspection or is that not permitted and I’ll fail the inspection?


So you're renting it illegally. If there is a kitchen fire you will go to jail.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 11:20     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
When we had our kitchen installed in the basement we didn't have a stove installed. After the inspector showed up We had a portable microwave placed on the counter. The renter was content with that.
Anonymous
Post 08/17/2025 15:35     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
I'm praying that OP has a bell system like the one on Downton Abbey. Because that is classy AF.
Anonymous
Post 08/17/2025 09:15     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We have one. We have a basement kitchen that our staff use for extra large parties.


Good ol' DCUM

What, you don’t have a staff? lol you poor


Anonymous
Post 08/17/2025 08:59     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Make sure you install one of those dumbwaiter systems so your slaves in the basement can bring you up some wine each evening for dinner without being seen.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 07:56     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you saying that your only kitchen in the house is in the basement? Or are you saying there is a second kitchen in the basement and you want to rent it out?


We’re planning to rent out the entire house. The basement is essentially its own apartment and has a kitchen. Unfortunately the ceiling height makes getting a separate certificate of occupancy to have a second unit.

The inspector is coming next month. Can I leave the stove/oven and still pass the inspection or is that not permitted and I’ll fail the inspection?


We've done this in some rentals. Cover the oven/stove top with a painting tarp and usually the inspector won't care.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 06:55     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We have one. We have a basement kitchen that our staff use for extra large parties.


Good ol' DCUM

What, you don’t have a staff? lol you poor
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 19:45     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:Are you saying that your only kitchen in the house is in the basement? Or are you saying there is a second kitchen in the basement and you want to rent it out?


We’re planning to rent out the entire house. The basement is essentially its own apartment and has a kitchen. Unfortunately the ceiling height makes getting a separate certificate of occupancy to have a second unit.

The inspector is coming next month. Can I leave the stove/oven and still pass the inspection or is that not permitted and I’ll fail the inspection?
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 09:55     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Anonymous wrote:We have one. We have a basement kitchen that our staff use for extra large parties.


Good ol' DCUM
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 09:53     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
We have one. We have a basement kitchen that our staff use for extra large parties.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2025 09:25     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
Are you saying that your only kitchen in the house is in the basement? Or are you saying there is a second kitchen in the basement and you want to rent it out?
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2025 23:07     Subject: Can you have a stove/oven in your basement…
And still get a Basic Business License to rent your home in DC? Ceilings/ductwork in the basement are not tall enough to get a separate certificate of occupancy for the basement unit.

I have an inspection coming up next month. Thanks for any feedback or tips you have on passing the inspection.