Day: January 19, 2023

The Future of HUD Inspections

NSPIRE, which stand for “National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate”, will be replacing UPCS as the defacto inspection protocol soon. Stay tuned for any further updates. We’ll keep you informed on what these means for you, how things will change going forward, and how you can become NSPIRE certified.

In the meantime, you can visit the link below for more information.
National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Other Useful links
NSPIRE Online Training – HUD Exchange
NSPIRE Resources | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Useful Information for Residents

The official hud.gov website if full of useful information for not only inspector but also residents of the properties being inspected.

Here’s a link to a quick summary in the form of a flyer.
https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pih_inspection_resumption_flyer.pdf

You can also find a lot more in-depth information at the link below.
Inspection Information for Residents | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

What is a HUD (or “REAC”) inspection?

HUD provides affordable homes through several rental assistance programs. These programs include public housing, multifamily housing, and housing choice vouchers (Section 8).

These HUD-assisted properties are inspected to make sure they are decent, safe, and sanitary. HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) sets the inspection standards and oversees inspections. These inspections are known as REAC physical inspections.

HUD requires REAC inspections. During an inspection, HUD inspectors check to make sure your property manager or landlord is following HUD’s inspection standards. Inspectors may find issues that your property fix at once to meet HUD’s standards and ensure that your home is decent, safe, and sanitary.

Inspections are meant to help and protect you. Inspectors make sure you are being provided a decent, safe, and sanitary home. They are not there to assess you as a tenant or to check if your home is clean.