[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR884.110]

[Page 117-118]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL 
 
PART 884_SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM, NEW CONSTRUCTION 
SET-ASIDE FOR SECTION 515 RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A_Applicability, Scope and Basic Policies
 
Sec. 884.110  Types of housing and property standards.

    (a) Newly constructed single-family houses and multifamily 
structures may be utilized in this program. Congregate housing may be 
developed for elderly, disabled, or handicapped Families and 
individuals. Except in the case of housing predominantly for the 
elderly, high-rise elevator projects for Families

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with children may not be utilized unless HUD determines there is no 
practical alternative.
    (b) Participation in this program requires compliance with:
    (1) [Reserved]
    (2) In the case of congregate housing, the appropriate HUD 
guidelines and standards;
    (3) HUD requirements pursuant to section 209 of the HCD Act for 
projects for the elderly, disabled, or handicapped;
    (4) HUD requirements pertaining to noise abatement and control; and
    (5) Applicable State and local laws, codes, ordinances, and 
regulations.
    (c) Housing assisted under this part shall be modest in design. 
Amenities in projects assisted under this part (except partially 
assisted projects) will be limited to those amenities, as determined by 
HUD, which are generally provided in unassisted, decent, safe and 
sanitary housing for low-income families, in the market area. The use of 
more durable, high-quality materials to control or reduce maintenance, 
repair and replacement costs will not be considered an excess amenity.
    (d) 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.

[48 FR 12710, Mar. 28, 1983, as amended at 57 FR 33852, July 30, 1992; 
63 FR 46579, Sept. 1, 1998]