I live in a dorm room 8'5" by 11' The unit has no over head light, only a desk light. A friend said that when redoing her house they were required to have overhead lights in rooms that were a certain size. I was wondering if my room is against code.
2007-09-03 18:52:20 · 6 answers · asked by reedy112 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Call the county court house, ask for the building codes office and speak with them. What one person says isn't always true. You might be opening up a Pandora's box, make sure you have a place to move to before making complaints, they may not be taken to lightly.
2007-09-03 23:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should have a switched receptacle in the room connected to a light switch near the door. That complies with the code so no overhead light is required. Homes are the same way. Plug a lamp into the switched receptacle.
2007-09-04 05:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't see having any room that doesn't have overhead lighting. It will depend on the building codes to where you live. If it is a older place it will probably be grandfathered in. If it is, the only way they will have to upgrade is if they do a remodeling job. At that time they will have to apply to all building codes. Sorry
2007-09-03 19:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by edj009 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
may depend on where you live.. however, i know where i live that when you have NEW construction you are required to have certain things, but existing structures can stay as they are unless you so choose to change them.
example- my mom had a section of her house redone- they were required to have a smoke detector in each bedroom if they were in fact bedrooms, however- the third bedroom in the house that was still part of the house- not newly rebuilt didnt have one and wasnt required to have one
also ithink that dorms are a lil different than a house.. it is a different sort of dwelling and the room size may have something to do with it also
2007-09-03 19:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by amandica82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. it is not against housing code. you dont have to have overhead lights. many homes are built without overhead lights. they were designed for lamps.
2007-09-04 00:22:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check with your state and city housing........every city/state are different
2007-09-03 19:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by richard t 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋