Buildings, structures attached to homes (such as a garage), and even rooms within a house or building can all be included within the definition of a “dwelling house.” This is true provided that the structure is inhabited, or being used for sleeping and storage. Further, there may be more than one dwelling under the same roof. This is the case with: apartments, condos, and hotels/motels. The following structures have been considered a dwelling house under the law: a hospital room to which a patient was assigned overnight, an occupied hotel room, a common-area laundry room located under the same roof as an occupied apartment, an attached garage, a home office sharing a common wall and roof with the living quarters, and a storeroom connected to a house by a breezeway.