Placement of the Mezuzah on the Balcony

Question

I have a large balcony at home (14 sq. meters). Where should the mezuzah be placed: on the right side of the entrance from the house to the balcony or on the right side of the entrance from the balcony to the house?

Answer

Shalom Rav

If the balcony is enclosed and suitable for sleeping, the mezuzah should be placed on the right side of the entrance from the house to the balcony. However, if the balcony is open, without a roof and walls, the mezuzah should be placed at the entrance from the balcony to the house.

Answered 22 November 2022 How answers are reviewed

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Rabbi Israel Cohen

Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah

Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah

Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah

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Source

Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah 286

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