24 CFR 3280.104
§ 3280.104 Ceiling heights.
United States · 24 CFR — Housing and Urban Development · Status: effective
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- 24 CFR 3280.104, § 3280.104 Ceiling heights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/102913
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(a) Every habitable room and bathroom shall have a minimum ceiling height of not less than 7 feet, 0 inches for a minimum of 50 percent of the room's floor area. The remaining area may have a ceiling with a minimum height of 5 feet, 0 inches. Minimum height under dropped ducts, beams, etc. shall be 6 feet, 4 inches.
(b) Hallways and foyers shall have a minimum ceiling height of 6 feet, 6 inches.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.