[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: 24CFR883.310]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL 
 
PART 883--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM--STATE HOUSING AGENCIES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart C--Definitions and Other Requirements
 
Sec. 883.310  Property standards.

    (a) New Construction. Projects must comply with:
    (1) [Reserved]
    (2) In the case of manufactured homes, the Federal Manufactured Home 
Construction and Safety Standards, pursuant to Title VI of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, and 24 CFR part 3280;
    (3) In the case of congregate or single room occupant housing, the 
appropriate HUD guidelines and standards,
    (4) HUD requirements pursuant to Section 209 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 for projects for the elderly or the 
handicapped;
    (5) HUD requirements pertaining to noise abatement and control; and
    (6) Applicable state and local laws, codes, ordinances, and 
regulations.
    (b) Substantial Rehabilitation. Projects must comply with:
    (1) [Reserved]
    (2) In the case of congregate or single room occupant housing, the 
appropriate HUD guidelines and standards,
    (3) HUD requirements pursuant to Section 209 of the HCD Act for 
projects for the elderly or the handicapped;
    (4) HUD requirements pertaining to noise abatement and control;
    (5) 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.
    (6) Applicable State and local laws, codes, ordinances, and 
regulations.
    (c) 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.

[45 FR 6889, Jan. 30, 1980, as amended at 50 FR 9269, Mar. 7, 1985; 57 
FR 33851, July 30, 1992; 63 FR 46579, Sept. 1, 1998; 64 FR 50227, Sept. 
15, 1999]