Under the Fair Housing Acts design and construction requirements, may an accessible entrance be through a loading dock or service door?
No. See Guidelines, Definition of “Entrance,” which states, “For purposes of these guidelines, an “entrance” does not include a door to a loading dock or a door used primarily as a service entrance, even if non-handicapped residents occasionally use that door to enter.” Preamble to the Guidelines, 56 FR 9478-79, March 6, 1991.
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