Fair housing act design manual chapter 7

of the Fair Housing Act apply to all new multifam­ ily housing consisting of four or more dwelling units. Such buildings must meet specific design requirements so public and common use spaces and facilities are accessible to people with disabili­ ties. In addition, the interior of dwelling units covered by the Fair Housing Act must be designed.  · ACTION: Notice of Adoption of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines -- Final Guidelines. SUMMARY: This document presents guidelines adopted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide builders and developers with technical guidance on how to comply with the specific accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Amendments . Chapter 7: Requirement 7 — Usable Kitchens and Bathrooms, Fair Housing Act Design Manual | UpCodes.

Technical Requirements of the Fair Housing Act Participant Manual Fair Housing Act – Seven Design and Construction Requirements 1. Accessible building entrance on an accessible route 2. Accessible and usable public and common use areas 3. Usable doors 4. Accessible routes into and through covered unit 5. Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats. PART TWO: CHAPTER 7 FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN MANUAL CLEAR FLOOR SPACE AT OVENS, DISHWASHERS, REGRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AND TRASH COMPACTORS The inch x inch clear floor space oriented in either one of two positions—parallel or perpen-dicular—is required at the oven, dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer, and trash compactor. Wall-. Accessible and Usable Public and Common Use Areas. covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed in such a manner that the public and common use areas are readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons. Fair Housing Act Regulations, 24 CFR 2.

A real estate developer plans to construct a multifamily housing facility on a particular (ii) Fair Housing Act Design Manual, published by HUD in Jan 1 The Fair Housing Act refers to people with 2 The Fair Housing Design Manual, August , On November 7, (53 FR ). Acknowledgements Creation of this design manual involved the close tion of the seven requirements of the Fair Housing See Chapter Seven.