Grandfathering a Vacant Quadplex

[John Friendas]

Hello,

The house I recently purchased and am rennovating is physically a Quadplex, has 4 numbers and separate entrances. However, the current zoning only allows for a duplex. 

If it was Vacant for 5 years because of a forclosure does that erase its previous grandfathering? The 4 separate unit numbers were there the whole time.

[Sam McCormack]

Quote from @John Friendas:

Hello,

The house I recently purchased and am rennovating is physically a Quadplex, has 4 numbers and separate entrances. However, the current zoning only allows for a duplex. 

If it was Vacant for 5 years because of a forclosure does that erase its previous grandfathering? The 4 separate unit numbers were there the whole time.

Depends on your market. Will be different everywhere. Like in Cincinnati, all a property needs to be changed (1-4 units) is a form of egress and a kitchen. So if a property is zoned a SFH, it can be rezoned a duplex if it has those 2 things, super simple. Just depends!