What Is the Legal Definition of a Bedroom?

Robin and her family were finally ready to buy their dream house: a four-bedroom colonial in a quaint Wisconsin town. The showing was going great, with the first three bedrooms hitting everything on their checklist. A glance at bedroom number four was all they needed to know that they were touring their future home — and there were just two doors left to go. Behind door number one: a closet. Door number two: another closet! Where in the world was bedroom number four? Down in the basement, they found it. A small, windowless room that happened to have a built-in closet. This was a bedroom? That was no fourth bedroom according to Robin and her family. But to the home sellers and their listing agent, the space qualified. Get a Home Value Estimate Before You Sell Your Home How much is your home already worth? HomeLight can provide you with a preliminary estimate in preparation of selling. So who was right? Let’s find out as we answer the top seven questions when it comes to counting the bedrooms in your home, taking into consideration the legal definition of a bedroom. What is the legal definition of a bedroom for real estate listings? The legal definition of a bedroom depends on where ...