by Jerry Peck - Codeman on Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:36 pm
Hi Warren,
A condominium building is simply an "apartment house" in which the ownership is different. I.e., in an "apartment house" the building (the structure itself) is common owned and each "unit" ("apartment") is rented out to various tenants, whereas in a "condominium building" the building (the structure itself) is common owned and each "unit" ("condominium") is sold to various owners.
Thus, under the IBC, a condominium building is R-2:
- R-2 Residential occupancies containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, including:
- - Apartment houses
- - Boarding houses (not transient)
- - Convents
- - Dormitories
- - Fraternities and sororities
- - Hotels (nontransient)
- - Monasteries
- - Motels (nontransient)
- - Vacation timeshare properties
- - Congregate living facilities with 16 or fewer occupants are permitted to comply with the construction requirements for Group R-3.
Jerry Peck - CodeMan
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