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+title: Multifamily Dwellings
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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