Basic Standards for Farmworker Housing
by: Georgia Legal Services ProgramŽ
Last Revised: August 2005
SITE
- Site must be well-drained
- No exposed sewage
- Sanitary and free from garbage
- Free from insects, rodents and other vermin
SHELTER
- Protected from elements
- Lighting in each habitable room
- 50 sq. ft. for each person
- In bedrooms, 7 ft. ceiling and 50 sq. ft.
- Separate bedrooms if husband and wife have children over 6 years old
- Concrete, wood, or asphalt floors which prevent entrance of ground or surface water
- Windows that open for ventilation, or some other form of mechanized ventilation
- Screens for all openings
- No triple-deck bunk beds
- Beds 3 feet apart and 1 foot off the floor
GARBAGE
- Garbage container adjacent to or within 100 feet from each dwelling unit
- Empty garbage at least twice each week, and when full
TOILETS
- Functioning sewer system
- 1 toilet for each 15 occupants
- Adequate toilet paper
- Toilet area should be well-lighted and well-ventilated
- Clean area
BATHING
- 1 shower for every 10-15 persons
- Adequate amount of hot and cold water
COOKING FACILITIES
- 1 stove for each 10 persons
- Sanitary facilities for storing and preparing food
WATER
- Adequate and convenient supply of water safe for drinking
LAUNDRY
- Adequate hot and cold running water
- 1 laundry tub or machine for each 25 to 30 occupants
- Safe floors with drains
Dawson Morton
Georgia Legal Services Program
Last Revised: August 2005
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