Converting room to bedroom

[Alyssa Lukish]

I am buying a property in Orlando and it has a bonus room that can be converted into bedroom by adding closet. Do I need a permit or what is the process to legally have it considered as a bedroom?

[Josue Rosario]

Are you looking to be in compliance or to potentially increased the value/marketability of the property?

In order to be considered a bedroom, the room needs to have a window, and a closet, and a door of course...: ) If its a bonus room then the square footage should already be considered into the value of the home. The square footage value will be different if the space is considered to be "Heated" which in Florida means the room is under some sort of permanent AC system such as centralized AC, a wall AC unit or a window AC unit. In order for public records to show/recognize it as a bedroom, and for you to be able to advertise the extra bedroom in the MLS you will need to pull permits recording the structure/layout change. It is not a big deal if the property will be used as your primary residence or if you are renting it.