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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