29 U.S.C. § 1823 — Safety and health of housing

(a) Compliance with standards. Except as provided in subsection (c), each person^* who owns or controls a facility or real property used to house migrant agricultural workers is responsible for making sure it meets the substantive Federal and State^* safety and health standards that apply to that housing. (b) Certification and posting. (1) Except under subsection (c) or paragraph (2), migrant agricultural workers may not occupy the facility or property unless a State or local health authority or other appropriate agency certifies that it meets the applicable standards. The owner or controller may not allow occupation unless a copy of the occupancy certification is posted at the site. The certification does not remove the responsibility under subsection (a). The owner or controller must keep the original for 3 years and make it available for inspection and review under section 1862. (2) If an inspection is requested from the appropriate State or local agency at least 45 days before occupation and the agency has not inspected by the occupation date, the workers may occupy the facility or property. (c) Commercial housing. The section does not apply to someone who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly provides housing commercially to the general public and provides migrant workers housing of the same character and on the same or comparable terms and conditions as the public receives.