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Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines for Accessible / Adaptable
Dwellings per the
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
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- Requirement 1: Accessible building entrance on an accessible route
Covered multifamily dwellings shall be designed and constructed to have at least one building entrance on an accessible route, unless it is impractical to do so because of terrain or unusual characteristics of the site.
- Requirement 2: 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.
- Requirement 3: Usable doors
Covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed in such a manner that all the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises are sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs.
- Requirement 4: Accessible route into and through the covered dwelling unit
Covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain an accessible route into and through the covered dwelling unit.
- Requirement 5: Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other
environmental controls in accessible locations
Covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations.
- Requirement 6: Reinforcement for grab bars
Covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain grab bar reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars around toilet, tub shower stall and shower seat, where such facilities are provided.
- Requirement 7: Usable kitchens and bathrooms
Covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.
