CPA · Minimum Housing and Health Standards
IV. Equipment And Furnishings
10 Space for Sleeping purposes (overcrowding)
overcrowded.
(a) A housing premises shall be deemed to be overcrowded if:
(i) a bedroom in it has less than 3m 2 (32ft2)of total floor area and
5.6m3 (197ft3) of air space for each adult sleeping in the bedroom,
(ii) in the case of a dormitory, the sleeping area in the dormitory has
less than 4.6m2 (49.5ft2) of floor space and 8.5 m3 (300ft3) of air
space for each adult sleeping in the sleeping area, or
(iii) a habitable room in it that is not a bedroom but is used for sleeping
purposes in combination with any other use has less than 9.5m2
(102ft2) of floor space and 21.4m3 (756ft3) of air space for each
adult sleeping in the habitable room.
(b) For the purposes of calculating this section, a person who is more than 1
year of age but not more than 10 years of age shall be considered as a
1/2(one half) adult and a person who is more than 10 years of age shall be
considered as 1 adult;
(c)
This section does not apply to a hotel/motel.