Husband has owned the house for 10+ years. In 2016, wife (fiancee at the time) moved in and they bought the new house and moved in together in 2017. The husband has met use test (2 out of 5 years) to claim tax exclusion when selling the house. Can only the wife move in for some months to meet the use test while husband continue staying at the new home? Both properties are in the same zip code
If so, can she rent a room of the old property out while she is living there?
