Need an answer quick! (house, sell, approved, bedrooms)

[Nelly622]

Friend is selling his house and needs to know if a room in a daylight basement can be considered and advertised as a bedroom. It has a closet but no window. The door to the bedroom opens up into the basement family room which has a door to the outside.

I always thought that a "bedroom" had to have 2 exits in case of fire (one being either a window or a door to the outside).

Anyone know the correct answer?

[Zyngawf]

Rooms are considered non-conforming if the windows are too high or small to easily get out in a fire. A room without a window at all is not a bedroom. It is a safety issue and has nothing to do with closets.

[Silverfall]

Not a bedroom. Has to have an escapable window.

[garth]

Ditto on the window. Plus, if he's on spetic, the system has to be approved for the appropriate number of bedrooms. Even if this basement room has a window, it can't be counted as a bedroom if the septic system isn't approved from the new room count.

[Nelly622]

Thanks! I'll pass your comments along.