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24 CFR § 3280.102 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s3280.102"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 3280.102 - Definitions."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "3280.102"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "3280"
part_name: "MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2697, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 5403, and 5424."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 58752, Dec. 18, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 44 FR 20679, Apr. 6, 1979."
cfr_part: "3280"
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# 3280.102 Definitions.

*Air, exhaust* means air discharged from any space to the outside by an exhaust system.

*Air, outdoor* means air from outside the building taken into a ventilation system or air from outside the building that enters a space through infiltration or natural ventilation openings.

*Exhaust system* means one or more exhaust fans that remove air from the building, causing outdoor air to enter by ventilation inlets or normal leakage paths through the building envelope.

*Gross floor area* means all space, wall to wall, including recessed entries not to exceed five (5) square feet and areas under built-in vanities and similar furniture. When the ceiling height is less than that specified in § 3280.104, the floor area under such ceilings must not be included in the gross floor area. Floor area of closets must also not be included in the gross floor area.

*Habitable room* means a room or enclosed floor space arranged for living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes not including bathrooms, foyers, hallways, and other accessory floor space.

*Laundry area* means an area containing or designed to contain a laundry tray, clothes washer and/or clothes dryer.

*Mechanical ventilation* means the active process of supplying air to or removing air from an indoor space by powered equipment such as motor-driven fans and blowers but not by devices such as wind-turbine ventilators and mechanically operated windows.

*Natural ventilation* means ventilation occurring as a result of natural forces, such as wind pressure or differences in air density, through intentional openings such as open windows or doors.

*Supply system* means one or more fans that supply outdoor air to the building, causing indoor air to leave by normal air leakage through the building envelope.

*Ventilation* means the process of supplying outdoor air to or removing indoor air from the manufactured home by natural or mechanical means. Such air may or may not have been conditioned.

[89 FR 75744, Sept. 16, 2024]