Single Family House - House Hacking. Legal?

[Ronsted Yuag]

I was told by my agent that you can't have renters in your SFH and I've listened to podcast about people doing it. So is it legal?

[Nathan Gesner]

Yes, it is legal unless your City has specifically forbid it for some reason. I've never heard of a City outright banning roommates but I have heard of cities that limit the number of occupants in a property, particularly the number of "unrelated" occupants. For example, they don't want five friends renting a 3bedroom home together because that means there are probably five cars (or more) parked on the property, extra visitors, increased likelihood of noise, etc.

Call your city planning and zoning office. Explain what you want to do and they should be able to provide you with a written copy of the applicable laws.