How many is “too many” people to live in a housing unit, a condo, town house or house, in Palm Beach county?
First question is: Do the (if there are any) recorded documents or rules and regulation of the condo or HOA specify this? Many, but not all do.
Second is why is it Palm Beach County that we are asking the question for? Because the county code speaks to this. BUT be aware that there MAY also be local ordinance which can be more restrictive but not less restictive than the county ordinance. This is a link to code for Palm Beach County.
“Area for sleeping purposes. Every habitable room used for sleeping purposes by one (1) occupant shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one (1) person shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof. Exception: Shelters, hospitals and similar uses shall be exempt.”
Note that the min dimension of a bedroom is 7′ and it must be 70 SF as per the above and it can NOT be a common room, like a living room as per “Prohibited occupancy. Kitchens, nonhabitable spaces and interior public areas shall not be used for sleeping purposes.” That it must have access to a bathroom “Water closet accessibility. Every bedroom shall have access to at least one (1) water closet and one (1) lavatory without passing through another bedroom.” and one must not HAVE to pass through another bedroom to get to it nor have to pass through a bedroom to get to other habitable space “Access from sleeping rooms. Sleeping rooms shall not constitute the only means of access to other sleeping rooms or habitable spaces.”
