ᐅ Comparison of Additional Costs: Two-Family House vs. Multi-Family Building
Created on: 27 Feb 2019 21:49
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BauMarkus27 Feb 2019 21:49Hello,
we currently live in a two-family house. The ground floor is rented out, and the upper floor is our apartment. We would like to convert the attic for our children. Since the attic is quite large, the idea came up to turn the attic into a separate apartment so that it could be rented out independently in the future.
However, renting it out will not happen within the next 20 years. I am not clear on the differences in operating costs for the house.
If the attic is part of the upper-floor apartment, then we have a two-family house (building class 1). If the attic becomes a separate apartment, then we have a multifamily house (building class 3), with two of the apartments occupied by us.
I have heard that there are many reliefs for two-family houses that make operating costs cheaper. For example, there is no need for an official heating cost statement, or the energy performance certificate can be based on consumption. Also, multifamily houses apparently require regular checks for issues like salmonella.
Unfortunately, I do not know where to find the differences in terms of operation and maintenance; the structural differences were considered by my architect. The regulations seem to be very scattered. Can you help me by listing the differences in requirements between a two-family house and a multifamily house?
Thank you very much, Markus
we currently live in a two-family house. The ground floor is rented out, and the upper floor is our apartment. We would like to convert the attic for our children. Since the attic is quite large, the idea came up to turn the attic into a separate apartment so that it could be rented out independently in the future.
However, renting it out will not happen within the next 20 years. I am not clear on the differences in operating costs for the house.
If the attic is part of the upper-floor apartment, then we have a two-family house (building class 1). If the attic becomes a separate apartment, then we have a multifamily house (building class 3), with two of the apartments occupied by us.
I have heard that there are many reliefs for two-family houses that make operating costs cheaper. For example, there is no need for an official heating cost statement, or the energy performance certificate can be based on consumption. Also, multifamily houses apparently require regular checks for issues like salmonella.
Unfortunately, I do not know where to find the differences in terms of operation and maintenance; the structural differences were considered by my architect. The regulations seem to be very scattered. Can you help me by listing the differences in requirements between a two-family house and a multifamily house?
Thank you very much, Markus
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