HUD HUD Fair Housing and Accessibility 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the minimum clear width required for accessible doorways under HUD's Fair Housing Design Manual?
- 28 inches
- 30 inches
- 32 inches (Correct answer)
- 36 inches
Correct answer: 32 inches
HUD's Fair Housing Design Manual requires doorways to provide at least 32 inches of clear width when the door is open 90 degrees to accommodate wheelchairs.
Question 2: During a HUD accessibility inspection of a 1998 four-story apartment building with an elevator, which floors must have accessible units?
- Ground floor only
- All floors served by the elevator (Correct answer)
- Top floor only
- Floors 2 and above only
Correct answer: All floors served by the elevator
In elevator buildings built after March 13, 1991, all floors are served by the elevator, so all units on every floor must meet Fair Housing accessibility requirements.
Question 3: What slope is the maximum allowed for an accessible route ramp under HUD fair housing accessibility standards?
- 1:8 (12.5%)
- 1:10 (10%)
- 1:12 (8.3%) (Correct answer)
- 1:16 (6.25%)
Correct answer: 1:12 (8.3%)
HUD accessibility guidelines allow a maximum ramp slope of 1:12 (one inch of rise for every 12 inches of run), consistent with ADA accessibility standards.
Question 4: Under the Fair Housing Act, housing exclusively for persons 62 years of age or older qualifies as:
- Prohibited age discrimination
- Exempt from familial status protections (Correct answer)
- Required to have 20% accessible units
- Subject to Section 8 voucher acceptance
Correct answer: Exempt from familial status protections
The Fair Housing Act exempts housing intended for and occupied solely by persons 62 years of age or older from familial status protections, allowing exclusion of children.
Question 5: A HUD inspector notes that bathroom walls in a covered multifamily unit lack reinforcement for future grab bar installation. This is:
- Acceptable if grab bars are already installed
- A Fair Housing design and construction violation (Correct answer)
- Only a violation if the tenant complains
- Acceptable in bathrooms smaller than 50 square feet
Correct answer: A Fair Housing design and construction violation
Fair Housing Act requirements mandate that bathroom walls in covered multifamily dwellings be reinforced to allow future installation of grab bars, even if not currently installed.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of a 'reasonable modification' under the Fair Housing Act?
- A landlord lowering the rent for a disabled tenant
- A tenant installing a grab bar in the bathroom at their own expense (Correct answer)
- A housing authority waiving income limits for disabled applicants
- A developer building all units to wheelchair standards
Correct answer: A tenant installing a grab bar in the bathroom at their own expense
A reasonable modification is a structural change to the premises made at the tenant's expense that is necessary for a person with a disability to have equal enjoyment of the housing.
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What is the minimum clear width required for accessible doorways under HUD's Fair Housing Design Manual?