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r Ok. of Asst. Secy., Comm . Planning, Develop ., HUD § 583. 300 and safety of the occupants and so as to protect for hearing-impaired persons in each bedroom the residents from the elements. occupied by a hearing-impaired person . (2) Access. The housing must be accessible (ii) The public areas of all housing must be and capable of being utilized without equipped with a sufficient number, but not less unauthorized use of other private properties, than one for each area , of battery-operated or Structures must provide alternate means of hard-wired smoke detectors. Public areas egress in case of fire. includ& but .are not limited to, laundry rooms, (3) Space and security. Each resident must commbnity rooms, day care centers, hallways, be afforded adequate space and security for stairwells, and other common areas. themselves and their belongings. Each resident (c) Meals. Each recipient of assistance must be provided an acceptable place to sleep. under this part who provides supportive housing (4) Interior air quality. Every room or space for homeless persons with disabilities must must be provided with natural or mechanical P provide meals or meal preparation facilities for ventilation . Structures must be free of pollutants residents. in the air at levels that threaten the health of (d) Ongoing assessment of supportive residents. services. Each recipient of assistance under this (5) Water supply. The water supply must part must conduct an ongoing assessment of be free from contamination , the supportive services required by the (6) Sanitary facilities. Residents must have residents of the project and the availability of PW access to sufficient sanitary facilities that are in such services, and make adjustments as proper operating condition, may be used in appropriate. privacy, and are adequate for personal (e) Residential supervision . Each recipient cleanliness and the disposal of human waste. of assistance under this part must provide (7) Thermal environment. The housing residential supervision as necessary to facilitate must have adequate heating and/or cooling the adequate provision of supportive services to facilities in proper operating condition . the residents of the housing throughout the (8) Illumination and. electricity. The term of the commitment to operate supportive housing must have adequate natural or artificial housing . Residential supervision may include the illumination to permit normal indoor activities employment of a full- or part-time residential , and to support the health and safety of supervisor with sufficient knowledge to provide residents. Sufficient electrical sources must be or to supervise the provision of supportive provided to permit use of essential electrical services to the residents. appliances while assuring safety from fire. (f) Participation of homeless persons. ( 1) (9) Food preparation and refuse disposal . Each recipient must provide for the participation All food preparation areas must contain suitable of homeless persons as required in section space and equipment to store, prepare, and 426(g) of the McKinney Act (42 U .S .C. serve food in a sanitary manner. 11386(g )) . This requirement is waived if an ( 10) Sanitary condition . The housing and applicant is unable to meet it and presents a any equipment must be maintained in sanitary plan for HUD approval to otherwise consult with condition . homeless or formerly homeless persons in ( 11 ) Fire safety. (1) Each unit must include considering and making policies and decisions. at least one battery-operated or hard-wired See also § 583.330(e). smoke detector, in proper working condition, on (2) Each recipient of assistance under this each occupied level of the unit. Smoke detectors part must, to the maximum extent practicable, must be located, to the extent practicable, in a involve homeless individuals and families, hallway adjacent to a bedroom . If the unit is through employment, volunteer services, or occupied by hearing-impaired persons, smoke otherwise, in constructing, rehabilitating, detectors must have an alarm system designed maintaining, and operating the project and www.hud.gov espanol.hud.gov Page 15