Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0770-03-01-.04 - HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS

(1) Emergency Efficiency - Performance Requirement - Chaulking and weather stripping are required. Other appropriate energy conserving improvements such as insulation and storm windows must be accomplished by the owner if Tennessee Housing Development Agency determines these improvements to be practicable, cost effective and financially feasible.

(2) Site and Neighborhood - Performance Requirement - In addition to meeting other requirements the site must:

(a) Be adequate in size, exposure and contour to accommodate the number and type of units proposed; adequate utilities and streets must be available to service the site.

(b) Be suitable from the standpoint of facilitating and furthering compliance with the applicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Executive Order 11063 and any applicable HUD regulations issued pursuant thereto.

(c) Promote greater choice of housing opportunities and avoid undue concentration of assisted persons in areas containing a high proportion of low-income persons.

(d) Be accessible to social, recreational, commercial, and health facilities and services, and other municipal facilities and services that are at least equivalent to those typically found in neighborhoods consisting largely of unassisted, standard housing of similar market rents.

(e) Be so located that travel time and cost via public transportation or private automobile, from the neighborhood to places of employment providing a range of jobs for lower-income workers, is not excessive.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0770-03-01-.04

Original rule filed July 13, 1982; effective August 12, 1982.

Authority: T.C.A. § 13-23-115(18).