Healthy Housing Codes

NCHH and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) have collected state landlord-tenant codes that address health concerns in housing.

These healthy housing codes set the minimum standards for rental property and assigns specific duties for landlords and tenants, and to a certain extent, private housing. The codes have been categorized into energy efficiency; home safety and security from crime; moisture and weatherproofing; notices and disclosures; occupancy and access; pest control and extermination; smoke and carbon monoxide alarm codes.

View state-by-state codes.
Laws, Rules, and Codes for Healthier Homes: Approaches Impacting Existing Homes [table]

Resources

Hazard Management Standards – Asbestos, Lead, Pesticides, and Radon [pdf] EPA Pesticide and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Product Standards [pdf] Uniform Law Commission’s Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Law (URLTA) [pdf] APHA 30 Healthful Housing Principles [pdf] International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) [pdf] HUD Housing Quality Standards (HQS) [pdf] Press Release – What Makes a Healthy Home [url] Overview of State Residential or Housing Codes [url]

Healthy Homes Standards Reference Portfolio

NCHH developed this reference portfolio for a National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition discussion on healthy homes standards at the Indoor Environmental Health and Technologies/Lead and Healthy Homes Grantees Conference.

Healthy Homes Standards – Reference Portfolio [pdf]