HUD Publishes NSPIRE Administrative Procedures Notice
On July 3, HUD published a notice titled “Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Administrative Procedures” (PIH 2023-16 / H 2023-07). The notice details the process and operational requirements for public housing and multifamily housing assistance programs. It discusses procedures for inspections; submitting evidence for deficiency correction; submitting technical reviews; administrative review; and certain other administrative requirements associated with the implementation of the NSPIRE inspection protocol.
The notice states that the NSPIRE final rule will be implemented in phases. The Department will begin inspections under the new protocol for public housing properties after July 1, 2023. It will prioritize properties that have not been inspected since normal operations resumed after the pandemic in June 2021; PHAs with a fiscal year end of March 30; and troubled PHAs. For housing choice voucher programs (including project-based voucher properties), the NSPIRE final rule will be effective Oct. 1, 2023. For multifamily housing programs, HUD will begin inspections under the new protocol on July 1, 2023 for those who participated in the NSPIRE demonstration, while those who did not will begin on Oct. 1, 2023.
NAHRO will provide our members with additional information about the contents of the notice in the coming days.
The full notice can be found here.