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<br /> Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 <br />. <br />Page 15-8 <br />The rents paid for participants residing in group homes are subject to generally applicable <br />standards for rent reasonableness. The rent for an assisted person must not exceed the pro rata <br />portion of the reasonable rent for the group home. In determining reasonable rent, the PHA must <br />consider whether sanitary facilities and facilities for food preparation and service are common <br />facilities or private facilities. <br />15-III.C. GROUP HOME: HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS <br />The entire unit must comply with housing quality requirements described in Chapter 8, except <br />for the standards that relate to sanitary facilities, food preparation and refuse disposal, space and <br />security, structure and materials, and site and neighborhood as stated below. <br /> Sanitary Facilities: A group home must have at least one bathroom in the facility, with a <br />flush toilet that can be used in privacy, a fixed basin with hot and cold running water, and a <br />shower or bathtub with hot and cold running water. A group home may contain private or <br />common bathrooms. However, no more than four residents can be required to share a <br />bathroom. <br /> Food Preparation and Service: Group home units must contain a kitchen and dining area <br />with adequate space to store, prepare, and serve food. The facilities for food preparation and <br />service may be private or may be shared by the residents. The kitchen must contain a range, <br />an oven, a refrigerator, and a sink with hot and cold running water. The sink must drain into <br />an approvable public or private disposal system. <br /> Space and Security: Group homes must contain at least one bedroom of appropriate size for <br />every two people, and a living room, kitchen, dining area, bathroom, and other appropriate <br />social, recreational, or community space that may be shared with other residents. Doors and <br />windows accessible from outside the unit must be lockable. <br /> Structure and Material: To avoid any threat to the health and safety of the residents, group <br />homes must be structurally sound. Elevators must be in good condition. Group homes must <br />be accessible to and usable by residents with disabilities. <br />EXHIBIT 1