- 3 - The first floor of the main house consists of a furnished living room, dining room, den, and kitchen. The second floor consists of petitioners’ private bedroom suite, a guest bedroom, a guest bathroom, a laundry room, a sun porch, and an office. The third floor consists of three furnished bedroom suites with private baths (third floor units). Each suite is accessed with its own key. The third floor units are accessed by climbing a staircase that extends from the foyer in the first floor, to the second and third floors. For all of 1996 and 1997, petitioners rented the three third floor units on a month-to-month basis to individuals not related to petitioners. The tenants of these units had full use of the facilities on the first floor and the second floor, except for petitioners’ private bedroom suite. The tenants of the main house, as well as petitioners, prepared meals daily in the kitchen and used the dining area and laundry room. The carriage house is a separate dwelling unit. It consists of a living room, kitchen, and laundry room on the first floor and a bedroom and bath on the second floor. Petitioners did not use any portion of the carriage house as part of their personal residence or for personal purposes in 1996 and 1997. Petitioners reported income and expenses from their rental of the third floor units and the carriage house on Schedules E, Supplemental Income and Loss, filed with their 1996 and 1997Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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