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  type: guide
  id: va-m26-7-ch12-t03
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 3 — Space Requirements
  description: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 3 — Space
    Requirements.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
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  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch12-t03-full
  section: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 3 — Space Requirements
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - va
  - va-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 3 — Space
      Requirements
    source_class: va-handbook
    source_url: https://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp
    snapshot_id: 824171a914866a59
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T01:53:53Z'
    content_hash: sha256:71efd8bb39bb5596ad194f1b13e6f979cfa1afbf5566e897e26836fc1ab0429e
    paragraph_quote: '3. Space Requirements Change Date March 28, 2019 • This chapter
      has been revised in its entirety. a. Space Requirements Each living unit must
      have sufficient space for: • living, • sleeping, • cooking and dining, and •
      sanitary facilities. b. Non- Standard Construction Non-standard house styles
      which may be unique in a market area, for example, log houses, earth sheltered
      houses, dome houses, and houses with lower than normal ceiling heights, must
      meet any local building codes. The appraiser must consider the marketability
      of the home in the appraisal. VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised Chapter 12: Minimum
      Property Requirements 12-7'
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