Is it legal to close a doorway of a SFR to turn it into two units

[Jin Zhang]

Hi everyone, 

I have a naive question and could not find a good answer by googling. I am wondering if I could close a doorway and turn a SFR into two units and rent them to two different groups? Is there any legal consequences associated with long term rental, mid term rental, and short term rental? Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Jin 

[Logan McKay Zylstra]

Look at the city zoning page of wherever this property is located. Often if you give the zoning office a call, they are happy to share with you how to do this legally/permitted or if it is even feasible. OR you could do it and hope you get away with it. I definitely wouldn't recommend this though.

Best of luck!