§ 887.509 - Housing quality standards for shared housing.

(a) Applicability of housing quality standards to entire unit. The entire unit must comply with the performance requirements and acceptability criteria, as provided in §§ 887.251 (a) and (b) and in §§ 887.251 (d) through (k).

(b) Facilities available for family. The facilities available for the use of each assisted family in shared housing under the family's lease must include (whether in the family's private space or in the common space) a living room, sanitary facilities in accordance with § 887.251(a), and food preparation and refuse disposal facilities in accordance with § 887.251(b).

(c) Space and security—(1) Inapplicability of § 887.251(c). Section 887.251(c) does not apply to shared housing.

(2) Performance requirement. The entire unit must provide adequate space and security for all its occupants (whether assisted or unassisted). The total number of occupants in the unit may not exceed 12 persons. Each unit must contain private space containing at least one bedroom for each assisted family, plus common space for shared use by the occupants of the unit. The private space for each assisted family must contain at least one bedroom for each two persons in the family. (The two preceding sentences do not apply to the case of two individuals sharing a one-bedroom unit. However, in that situation, no other persons may occupy the unit.) Common space must be appropriate for shared use by the occupants. If any members of the family are physically handicapped (at the time of lease approval), the unit's common space and the family's private space must be accessible and usable by them.

(3) Acceptability criteria. The unit must contain a living room, a kitchen, bathroom(s), and bedroom(s). Persons of opposite sex, other than husband and wife or very young children, may not be required to occupy the same bedroom. Exterior doors and windows accessible from outside the unit must be lockable.