Why are there so many new townhouse developments that have more than one level and that aren accessible? Doesn the Fair Housing Acts design and construction requirements prohibit them?
The Fair Housing Act’s design and construction requirements do not cover multistory townhouses–units that have two, three, or even four stories–unless the building has an elevator. There is a discussion of townhouses in the preamble to the Guidelines under “Section 2-Definitions [Covered Multifamily Dwellings]” at 56 FR 9472, 9481, March 6, 1991. A copy of the preamble to the Guidelines is contained in the Fair Housing Act Design Manual in Appendix B.
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