Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 16, 2024
Appendix - Exhibit K to Subpart A of Part 1924—Classifications for Multi-Family Residential Rehabilitation Work
I. General

This exhibit distinguishes between what the Agency considers maintenance and repair work, moderate rehabilitation and substantial rehabilitation. In all cases, the building or project to be rehabilitated shall be structurally sound. The applicant shall have a structural analysis of the existing building made to determine the adequacy of all structural systems for the proposed rehabilitation.

II. Definitions

Maintenance and Repair—Work involved in the selective replacement and general maintenance and repair of certain materials, appliances or components of an existing residential building.

Moderate Rehabilitation—All work directly involved in the rearrangement of interior space, the replacement of finish materials or components of the electrical, plumbing, heating or conveyance systems of an existing multi-family residential building. Work and improvements are considered to be more than routine maintenance and repair.

Substantial Rehabilitation—All work directly involved in the rearrangement of interior space that involves alteration of load bearing partitions and columns; the replacement of the electrical, plumbing, heating or conveyance systems; and the addition to and/or major conversion of existing multi-family residential buildings or other building structures.

Moderate rehabilitation and repair shall not be limited to building changes for cosmetic or convenience purposes. In all cases moderate rehabilitation shall involve a minimum of three (3) components of building rehabilitation listed as moderate. Unless combined with other improvements in a project that are considered to be moderate or substantial rehabilitation the items identified as maintenance and repair are considered to be cosmetic and convenience changes.

When a rehabilitation project consists of both moderate and substantial rehabilitation components, those substantial rehabilitation components shall be in accordance with the Agency's development standards and local codes and regulation requirements. Where the majority of project components of building rehabilitation are considered substantial the project shall be considered in the substantial rehabilitation category.

Those site components of rehabilitation such as landscaping, grading, drainage, fencing, parking areas, recreation areas, water and waste disposal systems, etc., whether considered either maintenance and repair, moderate rehabilitation or substantial rehabilitation shall be in accordance with the Agency's development standards for site development work; all local codes and regulation requirements; and sound engineering and architectural practices.

Any alteration of a structure listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places may be considered either moderate or substantial rehabilitation; however, it shall conform first to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings and then to the Agency's requirements. In cases where the Secretary of the Interior's standards cannot be met, rehabilitation will conform to the agreed upon approaches, treatments and techniques resulting from the consultation process between the Agency, the borrower, the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation.

III. Components of Multi-Family Building Rehabilitation

The components of multi-family building rehabilitation necessary and generally considered by the Agency to be either maintenance and repair, moderate rehabilitation or substantial rehabilitation include but are not limited to those listed in the following chart.

Components of Multi-Family Building Rehabilitation

Components Maintenance and repair Moderate rehabilitation Substantial rehabilitation
Air conditioningo
Appliance replacement or repairo
Cabinet replacement or repairo
Carpetingo
Caulkingo
Ceiling framingo
Clothes closets or shelving improvementso
Door repairo
Drywall repairo
Gutters and downspoutso
Hardware replacement or repairo
Kitchen cabinet improvemento
Lighting fixture replacement or repairo
Mail boxeso
Paintingo
Panelingo
Partition repairo
Roof repairo
Signageo
Stair repairo
Tile worko
Wallpaperingo
Window shades and curtainso
Door replacemento
Drywall replacemento
Elevator components replacemento
Exterior entrance redesign, relocationo
Finish flooring materialso
Flashingo
Furnace replacemento
Gas pipeso
Insulationo
Lath and plaster replacemento
New shingles or roof replacemento
Partition (nonbearing) replacement, or relocationo
Plumbing fixture replacemento
Pointingo
Porch and steps alterator or replacemento
Stair replacement, or relocationo
Storm windows and weatherstrippingo
Subfloor material replacemento
Trim—exterior and interioro
Window replacemento
New or alteration to the:
Mechanical systemo
Soil pipeso
Vent pipeso
Waste pipeso
Alteration or replacement of structural components:
Beams
Chimneys and ventso
Columns and posto
Electrical service—replacement or newo
Elevator replacemento
Exterior wallso
Floor constructiono
Footingo
Foundation wallo
Foundation waterproofingo
Interior wallso

Moderate repair and rehabilitation shall not be limited to building changes for cosmetic purposes. In all cases moderate rehabilitation shall involve a minimum of three (3) components of building rehabilitation listed as moderate. Unless combined with other improvements in a project that are considered to be moderate or substantial rehabilitation the items identified as maintenance and repair are considered to be cosmetic and convenience changes.