Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 410.000 - Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, State Sanitary Code, Chapter II
Section 410.420 - Habitability Requirements
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.410
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) No room or area in a residence may be used for habitation if it is subject to excess moisture.
(B) No room shall be considered habitable if more than % of its total floor area has a floor-to-ceiling height of less than seven feet.
(C) No area of a room where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall be considered habitable space required by 105 CMR 410.420(D).
(D) Minimum Square Footage.
(1) Every dwelling unit
shall contain at least 150 square feet of habitable floor space for its first
occupant, and at least 100 square feet of habitable floor space for each
additional occupant.
(2) A rooming
unit shall contain a minimum of 100 square feet of habitable floor space when:
(a) The unit contains one single room for
living and sleeping only; and
(b)
Is occupied by no more than one person.
(3) In every residence, each room used for
sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of
floor space.
(4) In every
residence, each room used for sleeping by more than one occupant shall contain
at least 50 square feet of floor space for each occupant.
(5) Homeless shelters are exempt from
105
CMR 410.420(D)(1) through
(4) but must provide an alternating sleeping
configuration to allow for six feet of separation head to head between bed
occupants, wherever feasible.
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