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HarrisCountyMinimumPropertyStandards <br />I.Preface/Introduction <br />ThestandardscontainedinthisdocumentestablishtheHarrisCountyMinimumProperty <br />Standardsfortheacquisition,rehabilitationand/ornewconstructionofsinglefamilyandmulti <br />familypropertiesthatarefederallyfundedthroughtheHarrisCountyCommunityServices <br />Department(CSD).Thesestandardsarenotintendedtoreduceorexcludetherequirementsof <br />anylocalorstatebuildingorhousingcodes,standardsorordinancesthatmayapply. <br />TheHarrisCountyMinimumPropertyStandardshavebeendesignedtoincludeandexpandon <br />therequirementsoftheU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrban5;Ý;Œš¦’;“·x­(HUD)Section8 <br />HousingQualityStandards(HQS)andmeettherequirementtoestablishminimumproperty <br />standardsundertheHOMEInvestmentPartnershipsProgram.Thestandardsinthisdocument <br />applytoanyhousingprojectsthatreceivefundingthroughtheHOMEProgram,theCommunity <br />DevelopmentBlockGrantProgram,orotherCSDfundsmadeavailableforthepurposeof <br />acquiring,rehabilitatingorconstructinghousing.Manyoftherequirementsandstandardsof <br />thisdocumentexceedtherequirementsoftheHUDSection8HQS. <br />Theintentoftheserequirementsistoestablishminimumstandardsandcriteriaforthehealth <br />andsafetyofthewš’;x­occupantsandtorepair/renovate/constructqualityhousingunits.All <br />SingleFamilyandMultifamilyhousingunitsincludingseniorandspecialneedshousingthat <br />receivefederalassistancethroughCSDmaybeinspectedpriorto,duringconstruction,andupon <br />completionofconstructiondependingonthetypeofactivity,forcompliancewiththese <br />requirements.AyearendwarrantyinspectionmayalsobeperformedonSingleFamilyunits <br />thatundergohousingrehabilitationandrepairservices.Multifamilyhousingunitsareinspected <br />initially,uponcompletion,andatleastannuallythroughouttheaffordabilityperiodfor <br />compliancewiththeserequirements. <br />Additionalrequirements: <br />TheHarrisCountyMinimumPropertyStandardsrequirecompliancewith: <br />TheInternationalResidentialCode(IRC2009edition),InternationalPlumbingCode,and <br />InternationalMechanicalCode,orthelatesteditions,andanyapplicablecoderequiredby <br />thegoverningMunicipality;andtheInternationalEnergyConservationCode(IECC)2009or <br />latesteditionforallnewlyconstructedandreconstructedhomes. <br />TheNationalEnergyFiveStarPerformanceStandardsof86.Allnewresidentialandgut <br />rehabbuildingsuptothreestoriesshallbedesignedtomeetthesestandardsandall <br />proceduresusedforthisrating(86)shallcomplywiththeNationalHomeEnergyRating <br />Systemguidelines.EnergyStarisasystemofcertifyingacertainlevelofbuilding <br />performancewithrespecttoenergyefficiency. <br />Allunitsbuiltbefore1978arerequiredtocomplywiththeleadbasedpaintregulationsas <br />describedin24CFRpart35.Unitsbuiltbefore1978shallbetestedbycertifiedleadbased <br />paintprofessional,ifvisualcracking,scaling,peeling,chipping,orloosepaintisdiscovered <br />duringtheinspection. <br />5 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />