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Dryerventsthatpassthroughwallsorothercombustiblematerialshallbemetal <br />andventedtotheoutside. <br />Enclosedwasheranddryershallbeequippedwithanexhaustsystem, <br />independentofallothersystems,andshallconveymoisturetotheoutside. <br />h.BedroomClosets <br />Bedroomsshallhaveaccesstoaclosetlocatedinthebedroomareaforstorage <br />ofclothing. <br />Bedroomclosetsshallhaveaclothesrodandshelf. <br />Closetsdesignedtobeaccessthroughadoorshallhaveadoor. <br />Dooranddoorhardwareshalloperatesmoothly. <br />Closetlightfixturesshallnotbelocatedtooclosetotheshelves. <br />Lightfixturestooclosetotheshelvesmaycauseahazardousconditionand <br />animpedimenttotheuseoftheshelves. <br />i.BedroomEgress <br />Allbedroomsshallhaveadequateegresstotheexteriorofthedwellingunit.If <br />anenclosedpatioisadjacenttothebedroomwindow,itispossiblethe <br />bedroommaynotqualifyasahabitablebedroom. <br />Emergencyescapeandrescuewindowswithbars,grills,coversorscreensmust <br />bereleasableorremovablefromtheinsidewithouttheuseofakey,tool,or <br />forcegreaterthannormaloperationoftheescapeandrescueopening. <br />Anyimpedimenttoescapeorrescuecausedbysecuritydevices,inadequate <br />openablewindowsizeordifficultoperatingmechanismsshallnotbe <br />permitted. <br />Occupantsofabedroommustbeabletogetoutsidetheunitintheeventofa <br />fireorotheremergencyrequiringquickegress. <br />j.InteriorDoorsAndHardware <br />Doorsanddoorcomponentsshallbefreeofsignificantdefects,deterioration, <br />andirregularities. <br />Bedroom,bathroom,andclosetdoorsanddoorhardwareshalloperate <br />smoothly. <br />Entrancedoorstothemasterbedroomsandbathroomsdoorsshallbeequipped <br />withprivacydoorlocks. <br />Aprivacydoorlockmaynotberequiredonbathroomswithseparate <br />restroomfacilitiesequippedwithadoor;providedthedoortothe <br />referencedrestroomfacilitiesareequippedwithaprivacydoorlock. <br />Closetdoorsshallbeequippedwithpassagedoorhardware. <br />k.Stairs <br />Ifreplacingexistingstairs,stairswillneedtoconformascloseaspossibletonew <br />constructionstandards,butreplacementstairsdonotneedtobeincompliance <br />withnewcodes.Allnewlyconstructedstairsshallcomplywiththefollowing: <br />50 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />