Proposed scoring notice for NSPIRE

HUD yesterday announced it had published [88 FR 18268] in the March 28, 2023, Federal Register the proposed scoring notice for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). The updated scoring notice is a critical step in HUD’s work to improve conditions in HUD assisted and insured housing by increasing standards for and frequency of inspections. NSPIRE strengthens HUD’s physical condition standards, formerly known as the Uniform Physical Condition Standard (UPCS) and the Housing Quality Standards (HQS). The proposed notice is part of HUD’s efforts to update its physical inspection model that is now more than 20 years old.

Comments on HUD's proposal will be accepted through April 27, 2023.