[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR881.207]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL 
 
PART 881--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Definitions and Other Requirements
 
Sec. 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

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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.

[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]