How do the Fair Housing Acts design and construction requirements affect existing State and local building codes?
Existing state and local codes remain in effect. The Fair Housing Act has no effect on existing state or local codes that require greater accessibility than the Fair Housing Act requires. However, if a state or local code requires less accessibility than the Fair Housing Act, the Fair Housing Act requirements will prevail and must be followed.
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