Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§4153 Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED › § 4153
Summary
HUD must, with HHS, set design and construction standards so people with physical disabilities can access and use covered residential buildings.
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Title 42, §4153
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings which are residential structures subject to this chapter to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
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Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–541 substituted “shall prescribe” and “to insure whenever possible” for “is authorized to prescribe such” and “as may be necessary to insure”, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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42 U.S.C. § 4153
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73