HUD Assist Newsletters

I am combining November and December into one long Newsletter because it focuses on a topic that needs a lot of discussion – the Egress Standard. In 2022, a terrible tragedy occurred at a rowhouse in the Fairmount neighborhood of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.  12 people perished (9 of them children) when a Christmas tree caught fire.  Of the 7 smoke alarms present, only 1 worked…in the basement.  Fire safety...

October 2025 HUD Officially Extends Non-Scoring Deficiencies for another Year! Still on vacation (Japan is amazing – cruise was extended 2 days due to a typhoon)! This October Newsletter will also be short and straight to the point! HUD has officially postponed the scoring of the current, temporarily non-scoring deficiencies (certain Affirmative Habitability Requirements) for another year – until October 1, 2026! You can read the official notice and the...

Finally on vacation (Cruising to Japan)! This September Newsletter will be short and straight to the point!   HUD has officially posted in the Federal Register the extension of the implementation of NSPIRE and NSPIRE-V for the following programs:   Community Planning & Development (CPD) – Specifically, ESG, CoC, HOME and HTF NSPIRE implementation has been delayed until October 1, 2026. Click here:  Official NSPIRE delay for CPD programs  ...

HUD will be extending the implementation of NSPIRE-V for the HCV/PBV/CPD programs for another year. HUD will be extending the current, temporarily non-scoring deficiencies another year.  To read which specific deficiencies these are, click here to read: December 2024 Newsletter   ***The official announcement from HUD is forthcoming – it is currently undergoing final clearance before it’s released***   THE STATE OF APPEALS   Unfortunately…I have bad news.  With so...

July’s Newsletter topic discusses water heater and furnace exhaust vents because both are Life-Threatening (LT) deficiencies which, for properties receiving a REAC score, are high points! NSPIRE Deficiencies per each Standard: HVAC: Water Heater What Do These Mean? NSPIRE Protocol prohibits the following for both fuel-fired water heaters and furnaces: Misalignment – this could mean: The draft hood on the water heater isn’t where it’s supposed to be The exhaust...

JUNE 2025: JUNE 18th, HUD RELEASED 2 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS PLUS HOW TO LOG INTO THE SALESFORCE PORTAL!!! June’s Newsletter topic discusses 2 major HUD announcements: the ability to upload Lead-Based Paint (LBP) documents in the SalesForce Portal and a new time-stamping protocol for the REAC inspectors. I really hope that this is the first step in winning appeals for properties built prior to 1978 that have a Lead-Free Certificate OR...