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SolarFlanel t1_j8sxe77 wrote

Reply to comment by Oldbayistheshit in WaPo: DC overpays landlords millions to house the city’s poorest by ahtigers10

Fun fact- A closet is not legally required for a room to be a bedroom.

There are sq ft, height/width, and access requirements.

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88138813 t1_j8sy4bc wrote

Correct. Here are the requirements from DCHA. See the last bulletpoint. A bedroom pretty much just needs to be over 70 square feet. It mentions "living spaces" needing two means of egress (door & window), but not bedrooms specifically.

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GinGimlet t1_j8t6qex wrote

I saw a place with an internal 'bedroom' that had a tiny window in one wall facing the rest of the apartment. Just so they could say it was a bedroom lol

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whatwasthatdudesname t1_j8tmqm5 wrote

lived in a "two bedroom" basement in mount pleasant when i first moved to DC; my room was a 10x8 box with a 7' ceiling and no window.

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Blue_5ive t1_j8tpiv5 wrote

I was viewing apartments and one had a door with windows for the same reason lmao.

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