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24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
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24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 24 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. N-91-2011; FR 2665-N-06] Fair...
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24 CFR Part 100—Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines
of the Guidelines, the Department has received many questions regarding the applicability of the technical specifications set forth in the Guidelines to certain types of new multifamily dwellings...
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(2) An accessible route into and through covered dwelling units
The final Guidelines distinguish between (i) single-story dwelling units, and (ii) multistory dwelling units in elevator buildings, and provide guidance on designing an accessible entrance...
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(a) Single-story dwelling units
For single-story dwelling units, the final Guidelines specify the same design specifications as presented in the proposed Option One guidelines, except that design features within the single-story...
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(b) Multistory dwelling units in buildings with elevators
For multistory dwelling units in buildings with elevators, the final Guidelines specify that only the story served by the building elevator must comply with the accessible features for dwelling...
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§100.5(c)
(c) Nothing in this part relieves persons participating in a Federal or Federally-assisted program or activity from other requirements applicable to buildings and dwellings....
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(c) Thresholds at patio, deck or balcony doors
The final Guidelines provide that exterior deck, patio, or balcony surfaces should be no more than 1/2 inch below the floor level of the interior of the dwelling unit, unless they are constructed...
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(d) Outside surface at entry door
The final Guidelines also provide that at the primary entry door to a dwelling units with direct exterior access, outside landing surfaces constructed of impervious materials such as concrete...
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(3) Usable bathrooms
specifications) are applicable to powder rooms (i.e., a room with only a toilet and a sink) when the powder room is the only toilet facility on the accessible level of a covered multistory dwelling...
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(3) Doors within individual dwelling units
The final Guidelines recommend that doors intended for user passage within individual dwelling units have a clear opening of at least 32 inches nominal width when the door is open 90 degrees...
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(4) Doors to public and common use areas
The final Guidelines continued to provide that on accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13 meet the...
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(4) [sic] Thresholds at exterior doors
Subject to the exceptions for thresholds and changes in level at exterior areas constructed of impervious materials, the final Guidelines continue to specify that thresholds at...
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(5) Reinforced walls for grab bars
to these guidelines has been to subject powder rooms to the reinforced wall requirement when the powder room is the only toilet facility on the accessible floor of a covered multistory dwelling...
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Section 2. Dwelling unit
"Dwelling unit" means a single unit of residence for a household of one or more persons....
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Section 1: Dwellings Subject to the New Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
The issues addressed in this section concern the types of multifamily dwellings (or portions of such dwellings) designed and constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991 that must...
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Section 3. Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements
ETA Editor's Note Section 3 of the original document reprints the text of 24 CFR §100.205, which implements the Fair Housing Act's accessibility requirements. However, the...
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1.1 Q. Are townhouses in non-elevator buildings which have individual exterior entrances required to be accessible?
(See the discussion of townhouses in the preamble to the Guidelines under Section 2--Definitions [Covered Multifamily Dwellings] at 56 FR 9481, March 6, 1991, or 24 CFR Ch. I, Subch....
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1.2 Q. Does the Fair Housing Act cover four one-story dwelling units that share common walls and have individual entrances?
The Fair Housing Act applies to all units in buildings consisting of four or more dwelling units if such buildings have one or more elevators; and ground floor dwelling units in other buildings...
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1.3 Q. What if the single-story dwelling units are separated by firewalls?
The Guidelines define covered multifamily dwellings to include buildings having four or more units within a single structure separated by firewalls....
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Section 2: Accessibility Guidelines.
The issues addressed in this section concern the technical specifications set forth in the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines.
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Section 4. Application of the Guidelines
The design specifications (guidelines) presented in Section 5 apply to new construction of "covered multifamily dwellings", as defined in Section 2....
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2.1 Q. If a building includes three residential dwelling units and one or more commercial spaces, is the building a covered multifamily dwelling under the Fair Housing Act?
Covered multifamily dwellings are buildings consisting of four or more dwelling units, if such buildings have one or more elevators; and ground floor dwelling units in other buildings consisting...
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§100.201 Dwelling unit
Dwelling unit means a single unit of residence for a family or one or more persons....