# 20 CFR § 654.407: Housing

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.407

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 654.407
- **Heading:** Housing
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 654—SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SYSTEM > Subpart E—Housing for Farmworkers > Housing Standards

## Text

(a) Housing must be structurally sound, in good repair, in a sanitary condition and must provide protection to the occupants against the elements.
(b) Housing must have flooring constructed of rigid materials, smooth finished, readily cleanable, and so located as to prevent the entrance of ground and surface water.
(c) The following space requirements must be provided:
(1) For sleeping purposes only in family units and in dormitory accommodations using single beds, not less than 50 square feet of floor space per occupant;
(2) For sleeping purposes in dormitory accommodations using double bunk beds only, not less than 40 square feet per occupant; and
(3) For combined cooking, eating, and sleeping purposes not less than 60 square feet of floor space per occupant.
(d) Housing used for families with one or more children over 6 years of age must have a room or partitioned sleeping area for the husband and wife. The partition must be of rigid materials and installed so as to provide reasonable privacy.
(e) Separate sleeping accommodations must be provided for each sex or each family.
(f) Adequate and separate arrangements for hanging clothing and storing personal effects for each person or family must be provided.
(g) At least one-half of the floor area in each living unit must have a minimum ceiling height of 7 feet. No floor space may be counted toward minimum requirements where the ceiling height is less than 5 feet.
(h) Each habitable room (not including partitioned areas) must have at least one window or skylight opening directly to the out-of-doors. The minimum total window or skylight area, including windows in doors, must equal at least 10 percent of the usable floor area. The total openable area must equal at least 45 percent of the minimum window or skylight area required, except where comparably adequate ventilation is supplied by mechanical or some other method.

## Nearby sections

- [20 CFR § 654.400 § 654.400 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.400.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.401 § 654.401 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.401.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.402 § 654.402 Variances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.402.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.404 § 654.404 Housing site.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.404.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.405 § 654.405 Water supply.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.405.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.406 § 654.406 Excreta and liquid waste disposal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.406.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.407 § 654.407 Housing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.407.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.408 § 654.408 Screening.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.408.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.409 § 654.409 Heating.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.409.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.410 § 654.410 Electricity and lighting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.410.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.411 § 654.411 Toilets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.411.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.412 § 654.412 Bathing, laundry, and hand washing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.412.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.413 § 654.413 Cooking and eating facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.413.md)
- [20 CFR § 654.414 § 654.414 Garbage and other refuse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-654.414.md)

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