Things You'll Need
Instructions
Enter the community lot Build and Buy mode from the main neighborhood menu and select the community lot to which you wish to add new objects.
Press and hold the "Shift," "Ctrl" and "C" buttons on your keyboard simultaneously to bring up the cheat command console.
Type in the cheat "changelotzoning residential" and press "Enter" to change the lot zoning to a residential lot and have access to residential lot items. This cheat works for "The Sims 2: Apartment Life," "The Sims 2: Bon Voyage" and "The Sims 2: University" expansion packs
Type in the cheat "changelotzoning apartmentbase" and press "Enter" to rezone the lot as an apartment and have access to apartment-only items. This cheat works only for the "The Sims 2: Apartment Life" expansion pack.
Type in the cheat "changelotzoning hotel" and press "Enter" to rezone the lot as a hotel and have access to hotel-only items. This cheat works only for the "The Sims 2: Bon Voyage" expansion pack.
Type in the cheat "changelotzoning dorm" and press "Enter" to rezone the lot as a dormitory and have access to dorm-only items. This cheat works only for "The Sims 2: University." Type the cheats "changelotzoning greek" and "changelotzoning secretsociety" in this expansion pack to change the lot to a Greek house or secret society room and have access to the corresponding items.
Purchase the items you wish to add to the community lot and arrange them on the lot using the Build and Buy tools.
Type "changelotzoning community" to return the lot to its original status after you are finished adding items from other lot types.