Built Environment Backs HUD Acceptance of Accessibility Requirements Codes
This week more than 30 organizations and businesses announced their support for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule to recognize the 2009 ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities standard (2009 ICC A117.1), 2009 International Building Code (IBC), 2012 IBC, 2015 IBC, and 2018 IBC as “safe harbors” for compliance with the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) accessibility requirements.