---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 654.404"
title: "20"
number: "654.404"
heading: "Housing site."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/654.404"
---

# §654.404. Housing site.

- (a) Housing sites must be well drained and free from depressions in which water may stagnate. They must be located where the disposal of sewage is provided in a manner which neither creates nor is likely to create a nuisance, or a hazard to health.
- (b) Housing must not be subject to, or in proximity to, conditions that create or are likely to create offensive odors, flies, noise, traffic, or any similar hazards.
- (c) Grounds within the housing site must be free from debris, noxious plants (poison ivy, etc.) and uncontrolled weeds or brush.
- (d) The housing site must provide a space for recreation reasonably related to the size of the facility and the type of occupancy.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56349, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 49k; 8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(4); 41 Op.A.G. 406 (1959).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 1689, Jan. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.