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9555.6205 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.
Subpart 1.
Residential occupancy.
The residence must meet the definition of a dwelling unit in a residential occupancy and be free of any plumbing, electrical, ventilation, mechanical or structural hazard that would threaten the health or safety of a resident.
Subp. 3.
Dining area.
Each residence shall have a dining area furnished for group eating that is simultaneously accessible to residents and household members.
Subp. 4.
Resident bedrooms.
Residents must mutually consent, in writing, to share a bedroom with another resident. No more than two residents may share one bedroom.
A.
Resident bedrooms must meet the following criteria:
(1)
A single occupancy bedroom must have at least 80 square feet of floor space with a 7-1/2 foot ceiling. A double occupancy room must have at least 120 square feet of floor space with a 7-1/2 foot ceiling.
(2)
Bedrooms must be separated from halls, corridors, and other habitable rooms by floor to ceiling walls containing no openings except doorways and must not serve as a corridor to another room used in daily living.
(3)
A resident's personal possessions and items for the resident's own use are the only items permitted to be stored in a resident's bedroom.
(4)
When possible, a resident shall be allowed to have items of furniture that he or she personally owns in the bedroom, unless doing so would interfere with safety precautions, violate a building or fire code, or another resident's use of the bedroom.
Statutory Authority:
MS s 245A.09
History:
12 SR 148
Published Electronically:
October 8, 2007
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