Hausbauer1
2017-07-03 13:20:25
- #1
Hello everyone,
In my circle of acquaintances, everyone is currently building or buying used properties. Now a friend described a situation to me that I didn’t know how to advise on, and I thought I’d share it here.
The friend bought a house with a separate staircase and an apartment on the ground floor, one on the upper floor, and an attic that can be used as living space.
He wants to move into the ground floor apartment in a few years and until then rent out the apartments. The ground floor and upper floor apartments are sealed off and designated as living space. The basement would mostly be assigned to the ground floor apartment and one room would be assigned as storage space to the upper floor apartment.
But now comes the problem: The "apartment" in the attic (including kitchen, bathroom, etc.) is not designated as living space, it is designated as utility space. The friend would like to rent out this attic as an additional unit provided that none of the ground floor or upper floor tenants are willing to rent the space additionally as utility space.
Now the question is, can he even rent out the attic separately since it is designated as utility space? Or can he have the attic reclassified as living space afterwards?
Maybe someone can help. Then I could pass on the answer.
Best regards HB1
In my circle of acquaintances, everyone is currently building or buying used properties. Now a friend described a situation to me that I didn’t know how to advise on, and I thought I’d share it here.
The friend bought a house with a separate staircase and an apartment on the ground floor, one on the upper floor, and an attic that can be used as living space.
He wants to move into the ground floor apartment in a few years and until then rent out the apartments. The ground floor and upper floor apartments are sealed off and designated as living space. The basement would mostly be assigned to the ground floor apartment and one room would be assigned as storage space to the upper floor apartment.
But now comes the problem: The "apartment" in the attic (including kitchen, bathroom, etc.) is not designated as living space, it is designated as utility space. The friend would like to rent out this attic as an additional unit provided that none of the ground floor or upper floor tenants are willing to rent the space additionally as utility space.
Now the question is, can he even rent out the attic separately since it is designated as utility space? Or can he have the attic reclassified as living space afterwards?
Maybe someone can help. Then I could pass on the answer.
Best regards HB1