Bedroom with no window...any ideas?

[Tariq B.]

Hello ladies and gents,

       There is this town home I am considering putting an offer in on. In this said property there is a bedroom that is in between two other bedrooms and against the wall of the neighbor. Now this bedroom has no window and I can't put one to the outside since it is a town home. Game plan is to section 8 it...more bedrooms, more money. I have considered putting in a sky light but that could be costly. Not sure how much that would run. Just wondering if anyone on here has some creative ways to make this a legit bedroom. Thank you for your input. 

[Roy N.]

It every jurisdiction where we operate, this would not legally a bedroom as there is no egress (other than the interior door).  A skylight would not count as an egress "window" cannot be more than 44" off the floor.

You can be pretty much certain that social housing (Section 8) will not permit the room to be counted/used as a bedroom.

If you have not yet made an offer on the property, run your analysis as if it had one less bedroom and generated the according amount of revenue.