[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR880.207]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL
 
PART 880_SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR NEW 
CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B_Definitions and Other Requirements
 
Sec. 880.207  Property standards.

    Projects must comply with:
    (a) [Reserved]
    (b) 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;
    (c) In the case of congregate or single room occupant housing, the 
appropriate HUD guidelines and standards;
    (d) HUD requirements pursuant to section 209 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 for projects for the elderly or 
handicapped;
    (e) HUD requirements pertaining to noise abatement and control; 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.

[44 FR 59410, Oct. 15, 1979, as amended at 50 FR 9269, Mar. 7, 1985; 57 
FR 33851, July 30, 1992; 63 FR 46578, Sept. 1, 1998]