Occupancy Standards | HACLA (2024)

FAQs

How many people can live in a 2 bedroom house in NY? ›

Although NYS HCR has determined that an occupancy standard of 2 persons per bedroom plus 1additional person is reasonable, there are instances where this increased standard must not be implemented.

A limit on the number of persons allowed per dwelling unit, based on the size of the unit, number of bedrooms and baths, and other factors, such as physical limitations of the building.

A family of 6 living in a 2-bedroom apartment may not comply with the federal occupancy standards, which generally allow two persons per bedroom, totaling four people unless a lower or higher number can be justified.

Some states, like California, will dictate what should generally be considered to be a reasonable occupancy standard. California says that two-persons-per-bedroom-plus-one is a reasonable rule.

A: New York City's Administrative Code Section 27-2075 governs how many people you can have per square feet in an apartment, but the law allows for a lot of people. Generally, the rule is 80 square feet per person. (Note, an 8x10 room is 80 square feet.)

There are no laws or regulations preventing 3–4 people from living in a 1BR apartment.

HUD advises that in general, limiting occupancy to two people per bedroom is reasonable in most situations. The reasonableness of a limit varies, though, depending on the specific characteristics of the unit, such as its size and configuration of sleeping areas.

(2) A living room in a rooming unit may be occupied by not more than two persons if it has a minimum floor area not less than one hundred ten square feet in a rooming house, or 130 square feet in a single room occupancy. " Yes, of course, unless your lease specifically prohibits it.

The Healthy Occupancy Cost Percentage is a benchmark used in the commercial real estate industry to indicate what percentage of a business's gross revenues should be spent on occupancy costs.

How do you determine the occupancy limit of a room? ›

The occupancy load is calculated by dividing the area of a room by its prescribed unit of area per person. Units of area per person for specific buildings can be found in the chart at the end of this article. For instance, the chart dictates that dormitories require 50 square feet of floor area for every room occupant.

Minimum Occupancy Threshold means the physical occupancy by the Original Tenant or a Qualified Transferee of at least 100,000 rentable square feet while Original Tenant or such Qualified Transferee, as applicable, continues to lease at least 125,000 rentable square feet of the Premises pursuant to the Lease.

As stated under § 27–2004, it is not permissible for “more than three unrelated persons occupying a dwelling unit and maintaining a common household.” As a result, if you're sharing an apartment with four friends, you're likely violating the Code, unless your situation is covered by one of the Code's exceptions.

FAQs about how many people can live in a house

The number of bedrooms usually determines the number of people who can live in a house. Some local ordinances base their maximum occupancy limits on the overall square footage of the home, or the square footage per bedroom. Children don't usually factor into this number.

New York law (RPL 235-f) allows a tenant of any private residential apartment to share their apartment with their immediate family members, one additional occupant and any dependent children of that occupant so long as the apartment is the tenant's primary residence, so long as there is only one tenant on the lease.