Question: Does a bedroom require a closet?
Answer: No. There is no mention of a closet requirement in Appendix D, the 4150.2 Handbook, three sets of FHA FAQ's or the HOC National Reference Guide. If it's not written it isn't so.
I mentioned this to Don Fairnot of FHA in a phone conversation on July 20, 2008 and he confirmed that there was no requirement that a bedroom have a closet. He did reiterate that a bedroom have egress. Hmmm...a room without a closet may be a bedroom and a room with a closet but no egress is not be a bedroom.
Followup Question: Would you call attention to the lack of a closet even though a closet is not required?
Answer: No.
Updated -- 7/30/2008
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