Does Section 28 apply to a residential dwelling with a home office?
Private residential dwellings which are not intended as workplaces do not fall within the scope of the Section 28 duty. However, residential-care buildings for persons who require care because of age or disability, dwellings where part of the building is intended to be used as a workplace and buildings designed for mixed use including commercial and/or retail, mixed with residential do fall within the scope of the Section 28 duty. If part of the dwelling is intended to be used as a workplace, the Section 28 duty applies to the workplace component. For example the part of a dwelling that was designed to be an office.
