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, . , ,. - . , containing 4 or more units served by one or more elevators, or ground floor dwellings units with 4 or more units, constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, must be designed and constructed in a manner that the public and common '-- use portions of such dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by disabled persons. All premises within such dwellings must incorporate features of adaptive design regarding accessibility routes into and through the dwelling and design features within the units. (Regarding accessibility design issues, State accessibility requirements will prevail if they are stricter than federal requirements.) C. Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in the delivery of services, programs or benefits supported by Federal funds. D. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, which prohibits discrimination against otherwise qualified handicapped persons in the provision of programs, facilities and employment supported by Federal funds, In the case of multifamily rental housing, projects of five or more units must be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For new construction involving five or more units, and substantial rehabilitation projects of 15 or more units (with substantial rehabilitation defined as rehabilitation costs representing 75 percent or more of the replacement costs of the completed facility), the following requirements must be followed - a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units must be accessible to individuals with mobility impairments and an additional 2 percent accessible to individuals with sensory ,~ impairments. At the minimum, one unit shall be made accessible to mobility- impaired individuals and one unit accessible to sensory impaired individuals. When less than substantial rehabilitation is undertaken in multifamily rental housing projects of any size, these alterations must, to the maximum extent feasible, make the dwelling units accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, until a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units (but not less than one unit) are accessible to persons with mobility impairments; for this category of less than substantial rehabilitation, the additional 2 percent of the units for persons with sensory impairments does not apply. Also for this category of rehabilitation, if undertaking accessibility alterations imposes undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the multifamily housing project, the alterations are not required. In the case of non-housing facilities involving new construction, the facilities shall be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For facilities involving alterations, to the extent possible, the alterations should ensure that such facilities are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. An element of an existing non-housing facility need not be made accessible, if doing so, would impose undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the recipient program or activity. (However, State law will prevail if State accessibility requirements are stricter than federal 504 requirements.) Recipients are still required to take other actions that - would ensure that persons with disabilities receive the benefits and services of the Page 21 of 25 9/29/2003 9:35 AM