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IMPROVING REAC INSPECTIONS
A PRESENTATION TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS
NOVEMBER 29, 2018

AGENDA
• Welcome and Introductions
• Purpose
• Inspection Protocol Improvements
o 7 Calendar Day Inspection Notification and Other Ideas
o New Inspections Protocol

• Questions, Comments, Next Steps
Today is the first of many conversations with you on how
we can work together to ensure families reside in safe,
healthy housing.

2

 INSPECTION TASK FORCE
Conduct a wholesale reexamination of REAC
inspections
• Place the emphasis on eliminating health and
safety hazards.
• Ensure owners adopt industry standard practices,
year-round.
3

 GOAL OF THE NEW
INSPECTION
• Inspections
that protect MODEL
families and reflect the
property’s true physical condition.

o Convey property management expectations to owners failing scores remain unacceptable.
o Strengthen current standards, scoring models, and
protocols used to assess properties.
o Implement stricter enforcement protocols against owners
who are not meeting standards.
4

 IMPLEMENT A 7 DAY
INSPECTION NOTIFICATION
• The purpose of the change is to achieve a more accurate picture of
how the property is being maintained year-round.
• Shorter notification promotes continual reinvestment into the property.
• Conceptually
o Property notified 7 calendar days prior to the inspection.
o Unless state or local law requires a longer resident notification
window.
o If property cancels, the score will be a zero.
o One additional reinspection within 30 calendar days; otherwise,
score held at zero.
5

 Other Possible
Considerations for
• Establish physical inspection partnerships with local governments to
Improvement
promote
shared oversight and ensureUnder
residents are the
residing in safe,
habitable, healthy housing.
Current Protocol
• Change the precipitation “grace period” for site and roof ponding from 48
to 24 hours.
• Require occupied properties to be inspected even if undergoing
rehabilitation work, refinancing, or foreclosure.
• Inspect carbon monoxide detectors.
• Start collection of property self-inspections.
6

 HUD’s Plan to Improve: 2-Pronged Approach

Value-Added Process Changes to the
Current Inspection Protocols
7 Day
Notification

Current standards
and protocols

Today

Feb 2019

CY2019
Pilot
Begi
ns

Analysis and Design of New Standards &
Protocols to Reinforce Best Management
Practices

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QUESTIONS

COMMENTS