What criteria does a unit need to meet in order to pass inspection?
When conducting inspections, PHAs will follow a checklist like this
one. Units are required to meet criteria like:
- An alternative exit in case of fire
- A cooking stove or range
- A kitchen sink with hot and cold running water
- A refrigerator that is of appropriate size for the unit
- Space for storage, food preparation and serving
- Facilities and services for food waste disposal
- At least one window in living and sleeping rooms
- A working light fixture in the bathroom and kitchen
- At minimum of two electric outlets in the kitchen, living room and each bedroom
- Adequate air circulation
- Free from dangerous levels of sewer gas, carbon monoxide, dust, fuel gas and other harmful air pollutants
- A flush toilet
- A fixed tub or shower with hot and cold running water
- A fixed basin with hot and cold running water
- A kitchen, living room, bathroom and at least one bedroom or a living-sleeping room
- Screens on all exterior doors and windows that are accessible from the outside
- No serious defects, such as large holes, bulging or loose surface materials, on floors, ceilings and walls
- A firm and weather tight roof
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