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# Multifamily Dwellings

![[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling, Multifamily.]]

## Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

> [!info] Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Terms
> * hearing impaired (HI or H.I.)
> * hearing impaired communication (HC or H.C.)
> * mobility features (MF or M.F.)
> * accessible (Acc.)
>   * usually refers to mobility features.

### Are Hotels Multifamily Dwellings?

> [!info]
> This question also applies to student housing and similar occupancies.

Whether hotel rooms are dwelling units
and thus whether are hotels are multifamily dwellings per the NEC definition
is contingent on the AHJ's interpretation
of the requirement for permanent provisions for cooking.

> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling Unit.| NEC Article 100]], emphasis added
> ### Dwelling Unit.
>
> A single unit, providing complete and independent living facilities for one or more persons,
> including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, _cooking_, and sanitation.

Anecdotal evidence from [reliable forums](https://forums.mikeholt.com/)
suggests that a cord-and-plug connected microwave
is generally not interpreted to meet the requirement,
however I'm not separating these, at least for now.

## Hotels

### Hotel Units

> [!info] Also Known As
> * Guestrooms
> * Keys

> [!trivia]
> The term "key" as a synonym of "hotel room" is a synecdoche,
> referring to the unit's door key.
> In the pre-digital days of hotel management,
> one could count the rooms of a hotel
> by the keys behind the front desk.

## Residential

> [!info] Also Known As
> * Condos - resident-owned
> * Apartments - resident-rented
