>From belmar's website based on BOCA code (which is the standard held by the courts, I THINK:
PM-405.3 Area for sleeping purposes: Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet (7m2) of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet (5m2) of floor area for each occupant thereof. ..... PM-405.5 Overcrowding: Dwelling units shall not be occupied by more occupants than permitted by the minimum occupancy area requirements of Table PM-405.5. So ONE bedroom, 120 sq ft, should be sufficent for 2 people. Based on what little I really know, if you have 3 people, you need 170 sq ft (120+50) BUT, the living room usually counts as a habitable room for sleeping purposes. What happens here (in America) is that a family of 4 sees a nice one bedroom apartment and it is a DREAM to have something so nice that they can share. Then you hae to explain the law to them on why we consider it overcrowding - in English. For fun, go to the LEGAL SERVICES of NJ website directly @ http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/placeilive/irentmyhome/tenantsrights/in dex.cfm THEY EVEN HAVE THE GUIDE IN SPANSIH http://www.lsnjlaw.org/espanol/index.cfm or access it from RentLaw.com - and we're working on some spanish versions of this as well. Why? The FASTEST growing market for Internet and REAL ESTATE - the Latino market. I picked up a good booklet at a convention - "The potential of Hispanic Homeownership: Challenges and Opportunities" by the National Association of Hispancic Real Estate Professionals. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
