---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 886.113"
title: "24"
number: "886.113"
heading: "Physical condition standard; physical inspection requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/886.113"
---

# §886.113. Physical condition standard; physical inspection requirements.

- (a) **General.** Housing used in this program must be maintained and inspected in accordance with the requirements in [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md), subpart G.
- (b) -(m) [Reserved]
- (n) **Congregate housing.** In addition to the foregoing standards, the following standards apply to congregate housing:
  - (1) The unit shall contain a refrigerator of appropriate size.
  - (2) The central dining facility (and kitchen facility, if any) shall contain suitable space and equipment to store, prepare and serve food in a sanitary manner, and there shall be adequate facilities and services for the sanitary disposal of food wastes and refuse, including facilities for temporary storage where necessary (e.g., garbage cans).

## Notes

### Amendments

[42 FR 5603, Jan. 28, 1977, as amended at 52 FR 1895, Jan. 15, 1987; 52 FR 9828, Mar. 27, 1987; 53 FR 20802, June 6, 1988; 57 FR 33852, July 30, 1992; 63 FR 46579, Sept. 1, 1998; 64 FR 50227, Sept. 15, 1999; 88 FR 30500, May 11, 2023]

### Source

Source: 42 FR 5603, Jan. 28, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, 3535(d), and 13611-13619.

### Amendments

[42 FR 5603, Jan. 28, 1977, as amended at 52 FR 1895, Jan. 15, 1987; 52 FR 9828, Mar. 27, 1987; 53 FR 20802, June 6, 1988; 57 FR 33852, July 30, 1992; 63 FR 46579, Sept. 1, 1998; 64 FR 50227, Sept. 15, 1999; 88 FR 30500, May 11, 2023]