Basic Standards for Farmworker Housing
by: Georgia Legal Services Program
BASIC STANDARDS FOR FARMWORKER HOUSING Dawson Morton Georgia Legal Services Program Last Revised: November 2002
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: November 2002
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