What qualifies as a residence?

• A. A boat or RV can be a principal residence if it has a kitchen, sleeping, and bath facilities
• B. A tent without basic amenities
• C. A condo without a kitchen
• D. A car with a sleeping area

Answer: (A)

A residence means the place you actually live and consider home, where you have the basics to live day to day. For it to count as a principal residence, it must provide the essential living facilities—kitchen, sleeping area, and bathroom facilities.

A boat or RV fits as a principal residence when it has those three elements because it then serves as a complete dwelling, not just a temporary lodging. The other options fall short of that standard: a tent without basic amenities lacks the necessary facilities to support daily living; a condo without a kitchen can’t reliably provide cooking space, which is part of being a home; and a car with a sleeping area doesn’t offer the full, functional dwelling environment needed for a residence.