Unit Interior

Unit Interior

Every unit on the property now gets its own interior write-up. Here's the Unit Interior section, from areas and levels to kitchens and finishes, plus Functional Obsolescence.

Which unit is this?

Unit Interior repeats for each living unit and each ADU, whether it's in a dwelling, attached to an outbuilding, or is the outbuilding. The black tab says which one you're reading. A single-family home with no ADU just says Unit Interior. With more units, it picks up identifiers, like Unit 3, or Building 2, Unit 2. You choose them, but no two units can share one.

Where the square feet are

Area Breakdown splits the unit into finished and unfinished, above and below grade. Nonstandard finished area, like space under the ANSI ceiling height, gets its own rows. They print only when they aren't zero, and you explain them in commentary. Then the Area Data Source, and how any below grade finish compares to above.

Is this the ADU?

If the property has any ADUs, every Unit Interior asks: is this unit an ADU? For the ADU, report whether it's Legally Rentable and your source, whether ADUs are Typical for Market, its Ingress and Egress, and whether it has a Separate Postal Address. Gotcha: a standalone ADU can only be Exterior Access Only.

Who lives here, and how

Every unit reports its Occupancy, plus total bedrooms, full baths, and half baths, above and below grade. Low, mid, and high rises add the Floor Number and Corner Unit. With more than one unit or an ADU, say whether utilities are separately metered. And when the site is owned in common, like a condo, report any Non-Residential Use and Live/Work Space.

One row per level

Levels in Unit counts usable levels inside this unit, not floors in the building. A split-foyer landing isn't a level. Neither is a sunken living room, or an attic that needs structural work. Each level gets a row, numbered up from Level 1. Anything partly or fully below grade starts with a B. Each row has grade level, finished and unfinished area, and a room count. Those rooms must match the bedroom and bath totals.

Rate the inside on its own

The unit gets its own Interior Quality and Condition ratings, Q1 to Q6 and C1 to C6. They're absolute. Rate the unit as it is, not against the house next door. Condition assumes required repairs are done, and both ratings support the Overall ratings.

Every kitchen, every bath

Next, the tables that back those ratings up. Each kitchen and bath gets a row. Update Status is Fully, Partially, or Not Updated, with a time frame for any update. Condition Status runs from New or Like New, through Typical Wear and Tear, to Damaged and Functional, and Damaged and Nonfunctional. It also assumes repairs are done. The damage itself goes in the Apparent Defects table. Then one Overall Update Status covers all the bathrooms.

Floors, walls, and more

Interior Features lists each flooring type, plus walls and ceiling, with heights and styles. Add a row for anything else that drives the rating, like custom lighting. Condition gets one extra answer here: No Finish, say for bare subfloor. And flooring gets its own Overall Update Status. Accessibility features, like grab bars or ramps, get their own table when there are any.

Does the design work?

Functional Obsolescence always displays. No problem? The answer is None. Otherwise pick each issue: Ceiling Height, Floor Plan, Nonconformity, Overimprovement, Underimprovement, or Other. Then explain it and its impact on value and marketability. Say the only full bath is reached through a bedroom.

Five things to remember

Quick recap. One. Unit Interior repeats for every unit and ADU, and the black tab names it. Two. Levels belong to the unit, and their rooms must match the totals. Three. Interior ratings are absolute, and assume repairs are done. Four. Kitchens, baths, floors, and walls back up the ratings. Five. Functional Obsolescence always shows, even when it's None. Next up: outbuildings.