In my area if you get caught by the city doing this they will make you reconvert it back.If you are doing it illegally you probably will not get the meters split (my area requires construction permits on approved dwelling units to get additional meters) so you would need to include utilities in all the rents

Not to get off topic in this thread, but I count about ten neighborhood classifications in my town that have clear distinctions, from the million dollar golf course homes to the 20K depressed areas. 4 categories isn't enough IMO to clearly identify the areas, much less the dwellings. :) 

That is the question that confronted Gaku and Yukiko Tomii, two 30-something dentists, who wanted to build a fun, unusual living space atop a hill minutes away from some of the most storied temples in the country.Their answer: T-House, a 2,152-square-foot, $669,000 modernist cube of a dwelling, which meets Kyoto's strict design regulations on the outside but bends all the rules on the inside.From the street, the simple lines and traditional white and dark-brown coloring of T-House help it blend with the traditional Japanese-style homes in the woody, suburban neighborhood of northwestern Kyoto where it is located.

Spread the word that poison termite gas applied inside any human dwelling is no longer needed to control termites.

You're seem to want a hands off piece of dirt, they don't exist as a single family dwelling.

When you know enough, your doubts will turn to certainties.You'll talk like this: "I'm buying a house soon, is single dwelling or condo better?"

And it seems Mayor Michael Tubbs must've stumbled onto my post and read it (or at least I like to think so) because big moves are happening with Stockton's Open Window Project.From the first page of the report (pay special attention to sections I emphasized):"The ‘Open Window Project’ (OWP) Master Development Plan (MDP) for Downtown Stockton proposes to create the framework, urban design standards and guidelines for the urban regeneration of the heart of the City transforming it into a vibrant, mixed use, mixed-income, pedestrian friendly neighborhood.The MDP envisions transforming 11.884 net acres on 51 individual parcels over 15 city blocks into a dense urban environment with as many as 1,400 new dwellings together with retail stores, live/work lofts, and work spaces.

The insurance provider that I have my personal home and auto insurance under (State Farm) quoted me for a Rental Dwelling Policy.

2 layers of drywall is fire code it crates a 90 min fire rating in a multi unit dwelling as well as a sound barrier.

Dust wipe test kits come with 5 samples in it-sufficient to qualify for one dwelling.