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California. Petitioner’s father and mother resided at 73 South
Meridith, whereas petitioner and his younger brother resided at
75 South Meridith. Petitioner paid his father rent for the use
of the property.
The residence at 75 South Meridith consisted of a combined
living and dining room area, a kitchen, three bedrooms, and a
bathroom. Petitioner and his brother jointly used the common
space; i.e., the combined living and dining room area, the
kitchen, and the bathroom. Petitioner also used two of the three
bedrooms; his brother used the remaining bedroom.
1. “Home Office”
Petitioner referred to one of his two bedrooms as a “home
office”. This room measured 9 feet 8 inches in width by 13 feet
4 inches in length. The room included a folding sofa, a dresser,
and a tea stand, which petitioner used to organize his students’
papers. Petitioner generally converted the folding sofa into a
bed in the evening.
Based on the photograph that petitioner introduced at trial,
the room did not appear to be set up as a typical office in that
there was no indication of any desk, filing cabinets, or office
equipment. However, petitioner occasionally used this room to
give his Saturday violin lessons. Petitioner used the closet in
the room to store both personal and business belongings.
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