Here in California we don’t have type A and Type B. That said, we do a lot of public rental housing subject to 2010 ADAS, covered by CBC 11B, and FHA covered multifamily dwellings, covered by CBC 11 for “adaptable” unitsA. We teach it like this:
1. Our construction documents contain a unit matrix spreadsheet that lists every unit and whether it is:
- ADA mobility accessible (min 5% of units)
- mobility adaptable
- “additional units with mobility features” (such as when TCAC wants more than 5% mobility, but does not require the parking to go with it)
- communication features (min. 2% of units)
- additional units with communication features
Then, if our residential parking ratios exceed 1 space per unit, our site plan labels the parking stalls with the accessible unit number.
2. These plans are given to the property manager / leasing agent. This helps them guide tenants with accessibility needs to the most appropriate units.
3. Tenants are allowed to modify their units over time, including elimination of accessible features, but the mechanism to do so must be a “reasonable accommodation“ request, and they must put down a deposit for the cost of restoring the features.
I realize that condo/ownership is different. I agree you are only responsible for first occupancy. That said, the paperwork I describe above will still help document the developer and HOA‘s intent to provide accessibilty features in event of future legal action.