Oldbayistheshit t1_j8sv3oi wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Reply to comment by 88138813 in WaPo: DC overpays landlords millions to house the city’s poorest by ahtigers10

And each of these rooms has a window and closet?

SolarFlanel t1_j8sxe77 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:54 PM

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

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

88138813 t1_j8sy4bc wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:59 PM

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.

GinGimlet t1_j8t6qex wrote on February 16, 2023 at 7:52 PM

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

whatwasthatdudesname t1_j8tmqm5 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 9:31 PM

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.

Blue_5ive t1_j8tpiv5 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 9:48 PM

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

[deleted] t1_j8usqq8 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:24 AM

In fact they do. And each closet has an additional bedroom within it.