{"id":6299,"date":"2023-12-14T23:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T23:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/?post_type=blog_post&p=6299"},"modified":"2023-12-14T23:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T23:30:14","slug":"hud-nspire-december-newsletter-nspire-standard-minimum-electrical-and-lighting","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/blog-post\/hud-nspire-december-newsletter-nspire-standard-minimum-electrical-and-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"HUD NSPIRE December Newsletter: NSPIRE STANDARD: Minimum Electrical and Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"

NSPIRE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018HUD-NSPIRE Demystified: A Deep Dive into the New Inspection Process\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Training begins February 2024<\/u> with multiple options to choose from!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to learn more: <\/strong>HUD-NSPIRE Full Training<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to see free, downloadable <\/strong>REAC Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This has been coming up more and more lately, so December\u2019s Newsletter is all about a brand new deficiency<\/u>\u2026well new to everyone except<\/u> those familiar with Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) properties: \u00a0Minimum Electrical and Lighting Standard\/Deficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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TAKE NOTE OF THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS BECAUSE THEY ARE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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HUD defines \u201chabitable\u201d rooms on BOTH pages of the Standard\/Deficiency as:<\/p>\n

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Let me give you 2 different scenarios on why this has become a major issue.<\/p>\n

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Scenario 1: An inspector cites every bedroom<\/u> of every unit<\/u> for not having a permanent light fixture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The inspector did not understand the deficiency \u2013 he missed the crucial \u201cOR\u201d in the deficiency criteria and never looked for or tested 2 outlets!!!<\/p>\n

The property called me in a panic because installing that many light fixtures was going to cost in the six-figure range!\u00a0 I told them they do NOT<\/u> have to install light fixtures\u2026.as long as there are at least (2) working outlets in each bedroom!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Now, let\u2019s define \u201cworking outlet\u201d before we go to scenario #2.<\/p>\n

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So what happens if the inspector can\u2019t get access to the outlet?<\/p>\n

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Scenario 2: An inspector cannot test the 2nd outlet in both the bedroom and living room because of the resident\u2019s heavy and\/or fragile furniture block access. There are no permanently installed light fixtures in either room. Thus, the inspector cannot determine whether the outlets are working or safe<\/em> and must cite the deficiency for both the Living Room and Bedroom!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You can clearly see how this is going to get complicated!<\/p>\n

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THE GOOD NEWS IS:<\/p>\n

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  1. Even if the deficiency is cited twice (Scenario 2) \u2013 it will score ONCE PER UNIT. <\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. This is a \u201cModerate<\/strong>\u201d Health & Safety \u2013 on a 100-unit property it scores 0.22 per unit.<\/li>\n
  3. This deficiency is an Affirmative Habitability Requirement and will not be scored<\/u><\/strong> until October 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    NSPIRE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT! \u2018HUD-NSPIRE Demystified: A Deep Dive into the New Inspection Process\u2019 Training begins February 2024 with multiple options to choose from! Click here to learn more: HUD-NSPIRE Full Training Click here to see free, downloadable REAC Resources This has been coming up more and more lately, so December\u2019s Newsletter is all about a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"blog-category":[130],"class_list":["post-6299","blog_post","type-blog_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog-category-hud-assist"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_post\/6299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6299"},{"taxonomy":"blog-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4n6.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-category?post=6299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}