Hud Occupancy Standards Per Bedroom. The specific and unmodified standards provided in the March 20 1991 Memorandum from the General Counsel of HUD to all Regional Counsel shall be the policy of HUD with respect to complaints of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. FHCO recommends landlords use an occupancy standard of 21 two persons per bedroom plus one additional person.
The short answer is it depends. According to the memo a two-person per bedroom rule is acceptable with some limited exceptions and so long as the provider consider other relevant factors. A no more than two persons would be required to occupy a bedroom.
For example two adult parents with an infant child should be allowed to rent a large one-bedroom.
A household of three persons should be permitted to live in an apartment with fewer than two bedrooms if the household so desires unless there is a state or local occupancy law forbidding occupancy of the unit by three or more. One example of an occupancy standard is a limit of two persons per bedroom. On the basis of familial status which involve an occupancy standard established by a housing provider. This would mean a five occupant maximum in a two bedroom unit or a seven occupant maximum in a three bedroom.
