Fair housing act manual

 · This design manual has been produced by HUD to assist designers, builders, and developers in understanding and conforming with the design requirements of the Fair Housing Act. It contains explanations and uses detailed illustrations to explain the application of the Guidelines to all aspects of multifamily housing projects. ing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Fair Housing Act Design Man-ual. The Design Manual is one of a number of HUD-approved safe harbors for compliance with the Act; it is referenced herein because it provides practical and easily understood guidance for compliance. Requirement 1: Accessible building entrance on an accessible route The Fair.  · Date: This design manual has been produced by HUD to assist designers, builders, and developers in understanding and conforming with the design requirements of the Fair Housing Act. It contains explanations and uses detailed illustrations to explain the application of the Guidelines to all aspects of multifamily housing projects.

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-clear floor space for at least. FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN MANUAL accessible doors (in public and common use spaces and on public side of dwelling unit entry door) • must provide 32" minimum clear width • must meet ANSI Doors usable doors (within interior of dwelling unit) • must provide 32" nominal clear width (see page ). FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN MANUAL 15" min. 48" max. inaccessible outlet floor permissible 30" X 48" clear floor space perpendicular to to light and fan as thermostat less than 15" above the wall for a forward reach to controls additional outlet in forward reach switches as well accessible location All Covered Switches, Outlets, and Controls.

About Us What We Do Press Room Program Offices Resources Find Shelter State Info Contact Us Información en Español The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial. Learn what groups of people are protected under federal anti-discrimination law. By Ron Leshnower The federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) (42 U.S. Code § § and ) aims to ensure that rental applicants, prospective tenants (prospects. About Us What We Do Press Room Program Offices Resources Find Shelter State Info Contact Us Información en Español WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that HUD has worked with Google to im.