APARTMENT ADVOCATE
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION /
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL
Nationwide Update: What's Up With HUD?
While the government shutdown
stalled the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) from
starting 2019 at full speed, the agency
resumed business in February with two
new policy changes to REAC and the
FHA pilot program. These changes will
have an immediate effect on HUD-assisted
properties and affordable housing. owners and operators 14 calendar days
prior to a property inspection through the
Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC).
If a property owner or operator refuses
the REAC inspection, a score of zero will
be recorded. However, if the property is
successfully inspected within 7 calendar
days after the initial declined visit, the
resulting score will be recorded.
HUD announced a recent policy
change that will drastically reduce the
time frame required to provide notice of
inspection to rental housing providers
that operate HUD-assisted housing or
subsidized property developments. While we understand owners and
operators take great care to prepare for
REAC inspections on an ongoing basis,
HUD says this change will encourage
program participants to maintain their
properties year-round, instead of short-
term fixes to pass a specific inspection.
This new policy will take place 30 days
after the posted notice.
According to the new standard, HUD
employees and contract inspectors will
provide a notice to participating property
In addition to the REAC change,
HUD will be hosting listening sessions
across the United States to collect input
from the public and private HUD partners
about a potential pilot program that will
bring a new approach to inspections of
HUD-assisted properties. NAA highly
encourages owners and operators to
participate in HUD’s listening sessions
to ensure the industry’s voice is heard.
The first round of listening sessions is
scheduled for the following locations:
Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Atlanta, Detroit,
and Seattle.
Of equal importance, Secretary Ben
Carson also announced in February that
the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
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