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the units. (Regarding accessibility design issues, State accessibility requirements will <br /> prevail if they are stricter than federal requirements.) <br /> C. Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in <br /> the delivery of services, programs or benefits supported by Federal funds. <br /> D. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, which prohibits discrimination against <br /> otherwise qualified handicapped persons in the provision of programs, facilities and <br /> employment supported by Federal funds. <br /> In the case of multifamily rental housing, projects of five or more units must be designed <br /> and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For <br /> new construction involving five or more units, and substantial rehabilitation projects of 15 <br /> or more units (with substantial rehabilitation defined as rehabilitation costs representing <br /> 75 percent or more of the replacement costs of the completed facility), the following <br /> requirements must be followed - a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units must be <br /> accessible to individuals with mobility impairments and an additional 2 percent <br /> accessible to individuals with sensory impairments. At the minimum, one unit will be <br /> made accessible to mobility- impaired individuals and one unit accessible to sensory <br /> impaired individuals. When less than substantial rehabilitation is undertaken in multifamily <br /> rental housing projects of any size, these alterations must, to the maximum extent <br /> feasible, make the dwelling units accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, <br /> until a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units (but not less than one unit) are <br /> accessible to persons with mobility impairments; for this category of less than substantial <br /> rehabilitation, the additional 2 percent of the units for persons with sensory impairments <br /> does not apply. Also for this category of rehabilitation, if undertaking accessibility <br /> alterations imposes undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the <br /> multifamily housing project, the alterations are not required. <br /> In the case of non - housing facilities involving new construction, the facilities will be <br /> designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with <br /> disabilities. For facilities involving alterations, to the extent possible, the alterations should <br /> ensure that such facilities are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with <br /> disabilities. An element of an existing non - housing facility need not be made accessible, <br /> if doing so, would impose undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation <br /> of the recipient program or activity. (However, State law will prevail if State accessibility <br /> requirements are stricter than federal 504 requirements.) Recipients are still required to <br /> take other actions that would ensure that persons with disabilities receive the benefits <br /> and services of the program. <br /> E. Davis -Bacon Act, which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by <br /> contractors or subcontractors on construction work financed in whole or in part with <br /> Federal funds will be paid prevailing wages of the locality as determined by the <br /> Secretary of Labor. <br /> F. Section 3, Housing & Urban Development Act of 1968. For all programs receiving <br /> $100,000 or more, or construction projects receiving $200,000 or more, of HUD financial <br /> assistance, to the greatest extent feasible, economic opportunities will be given to <br /> DOH Rev. September. 2010 <br /> FOCC $15,000 CDBG <br /> Page 17 of 21 <br />