24 C.F.R. § 881.207

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 881.207 - Property standards

Projects must comply with:

(a) [Reserved]
(b) In the case of congregate or single room occupant housing, the appropriate HUD guidelines and standards;
(c) HUD requirements pursuant to section 209 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for projects for the elderly or handicapped;
(d) HUD requirements pertaining to noise abatement and control;
(e) The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4821 - 4846 ), the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851 - 4856 ), and implementing regulations at part 35, subparts A, B, H, and R of this title; and
(f) Applicable State and local laws, codes, ordinances and regulations.
(g)Smoke detectors -
(1)Performance requirement. After October 30, 1992, each dwelling unit must include at least one battery-operated or hard-wired smoke detector, in proper working condition, on each level of the unit. If the unit is occupied by hearing-impaired persons, smoke detectors must have an alarm system, designed for hearing-impaired persons, in each bedroom occupied by a hearing-impaired person.
(2)Acceptability criteria. The smoke detector must be located, to the extent practicable, in a hallway adjacent to a bedroom, unless the unit is occupied by a hearing-impaired person, in which case each bedroom occupied by a hearing-impaired person must have an alarm system connected to the smoke detector installed in the hallway.

24 C.F.R. §881.207

45 FR 7085, Jan. 31, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 1893, Jan. 15, 1987; 57 FR 33851, July 30, 1992; 63 FR 46578, Sept. 1, 1998; 64 FR 50227, Sept. 15, 1999