source:
  type: guide
  id: va-m26-7-ch12-t31
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 31 — Burglar
    Bars
  description: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 31 — Burglar
    Bars.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: va-m26-7-ch12-t31-full
  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch12-t31-full
  section: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 31 — Burglar
    Bars
  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 31 — Burglar
      Bars
    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: '31. Burglar Bars Change Date March 28, 2019 • This chapter has
      been revised in its entirety. a. Requirement If a property has burglar bars,
      at least one window per bedroom must have a quick-release mechanism, unless
      there is an exterior door from the bedroom providing rapid egress. b. Removal
      of Burglar Bars If the appraiser is not able to confirm that quick release mechanisms
      are in good working order, the appraiser should prepare the appraisal subject
      to removal of the burglar bars as a safety consideration. VA Pamphlet 26-7,
      Revised Chapter 12: Minimum Property Requirements 12-39'
  judgment: false
