Duplex to triplex convert in Pittsburgh

[Heather Moore]

Hi all, we've just recently purchased our first multi family home last Thursday. We've moved into the smaller unit to rehab & househack until we can get into the upper unit to do some upgrading in September of 2018. The property is zoned as a triplex but functions as a duplex. The utilities are separated into threes & there are three entrances along with a partially done kitchen on the second floor (for the "third" unit). Everything is set for a triplex, but current tenants occupy the "first, second & third floors" but after speaking with the previous owners they didn't convert it into a tri because the city of Pittsburgh considers a triplex a "commercial" building. I was under the impression that anything below a fourplex was residential? Looking for suggestions! Who do I call to see about converting it back to the triplex?