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In this September Special Edition, I’ll be going over fact vs fiction with regard to defect mitigation of Moderate and Low Health and Safeties (H&S) and breaking news on Emergency Pull Cord (aka Call-For-Aid) Systems!
Recently, local HUD offices have been threatening properties with administrative flags for failing to upload defect mitigation evidence for Moderate and Low Health and Safety (H&S) items. This practice directly violates the established NSPIRE Final Rule.
Here is the Final Rule: NSPIRE Overall Final Rule
Page 115 of the Final Rule:
Page 18 of Final Rule:
If you receive an email from the local HUD office demanding Moderate and Low H&S mitigation, send them the Final Rule snips above to remind them that is not a requirement due to the administrative burden.
BREAKING NEWS!
At long last, some properties now have an option of completely removing their Emergency Call Systems (aka Call-For-Aids)!
You can find the official notice here: Emergency Call Systems
Primary Takeaways:
- Applicability
- Must have 20 or more units
- Section 202 PRAC Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
- FHA Section 221(d)(4) Mortgage Insurance for Rental and Cooperative Housing
- FHA Section 231 Mortgage Insurance for Housing for the Elderly
- FHA Section 223(f) Mortgage Insurance
- Section 202/8 HAP Properties
- If your property is NOT one of those listed above, but you have a HUD business agreement (i.e. grant agreement, contract, etc) then you CAN request an amendment based on this notice.
- Why are they doing this?
- HUD is MANDATING the removal of inoperable pull cord or other inoperable emergency call systems.
- There is NO LONGER a requirement to provide an alternate means of emergency call for the residents such as working with their personal insurance to provide a system.
- You must notify the residents prior to the removal and consider their feedback.
- In the absence of an emergency call system, HUD recommends regular wellness checks.
Please reach out to me for consulting, Pre/Post-NSPIRE inspections, training, appeals, or if you just have a question!
Resources
HUD has PDFs (videos are currently down) on how to appeal and how to close out H&S deficiencies here:
NSPIRE Toolkit
**Remember, if you will be appealing something that was cited,
your defect mitigation in 24 hours is that you are appealing…not that you fixed it!**
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