Got a question for the Jersey City hosts - I bought a single-family home recently and plan to rent out some rooms. The rooms are basically ready and overall the house is in good condition.
However, due to a leak that impacted the kitchen, I had to demo some of the drywall and a small part of the ceiling. This hasn't been covered up yet. The kitchen is on the first floor, and all the bedrooms are on the 2nd floor with a bathroom.
I'd love to start hosting asap and I wouldn't allow the guests access to the kitchen (though of course they'd have access to their rented rooms, bathroom etc.). Has anyone dealt with a similar situation and still was able to pass the housing code enforcement inspection (1 / 2 required inspections)?
I'm assuming that this situation wouldn't pass inspection, but one could argue that all the spaces the guests have access to (i.e. bedroom, bathroom) are safe and habitable + the guests wouldn't be exposed to the kitchen.