Hud to drastically cut notice for inspections of public housing and. It is a part of hud, but separate from the multifamily housing program office. Reac implementing use of new rapid software us housing. This information may then feed into the periodicity of the reac inspection. According to hud protocol, for all inspections released on or after january 22, 2010 with a score of 59 and below, the owner will be contacted by the propertys local hud program center and will receive a notice of default nod andor a notice of violation nov of the hap contract. Home program offices public and indian housing real estate assessment center reac reac reac software download information. Home program offices public and indian housing real estate assessment center reac.
Hud s real estate assessment office invites you to subscribe to its national standards for the physical inspection of real estate nspire mailing list. Publishes new notice on physical conditions standards october 30, 2018 federal agency news as part of hud s continuing effort to support decent, safe and sanitary housing, secretary carson is leading a wholesale reexamination of how the department conducts inspections to ensure private owners are. Upcs training stay reac ready for huds new changes. Finally, reac has published compilation bulletin 4. Department of housing and urban development 451 7th street s. Nearly 20,000 inspections are conducted on hudassisted public housing and multifamily properties each year. Pass coordinates the procurement of upcs inspections for public housing agencies authorities phas and office of multifamily housing mfh assisted and insured properties. The purpose of the public version of the dcd software is. More specifically, reac is using devops to modernize the way public housing authorities interact with hud. Summary of proposed major changes to reac march 2019. Full, standard reference version full, highlighted version to emphasize changes in policy. Reac, lihtc, hud compliance and training us housing. Be prepared for any upcoming reac inspection by performing your own prereac inspections and getting an accurate hud.
The only way to access them was by installing the public version of the software on their computer and referring to the decision trees there. Inspecting the property for these items will help you when you are preparing for a reac inspection. To initiate a query, simply enter at least one search criteria and press submit. Department of housing and urban development hud national management center created to centralize and standardize the way. The public and indian housing real estate assessment center pihreac is a national management center located in washington, dc. The software is designed using uniform physical condition standards upcs protocols, the defect definitions used during hud reac pass inspections.
Reac is charged with providing accurate, timely and reliable information for assessing the condition of hud s portfolio, and govloop sat down with portanova to learn how software. Hud reac software simulated scoring so you can find and correct those deficiencies. Reac, and lihtc related inspections of multifamily and public housing. The purpose of this page is to provide public access to the scheduling activities of physical inspections for hudheld properties. Prereac inspections with us housing consultants are more than just a list of things to fix it is a map towards future success and everyday readiness for hud reac inspections. You will get proper understanding of how to manage reac inspection of important nis defects. The rapid software uploads and maintains all data collected during any inspections that are completed using it including internal annual upcs inspections to hud s master database this sharing of. The rapid software uploads and maintains all data collected during any inspections that are completed using it including internal annual upcs inspections to hud s master database. A passing score for a reac physical inspection is 60 or above. To initiate a query, simply enter a combination of either city and state or zip code as well as the scheduled inspection. Hud reac inspections and capital needs assessments us.
Empowering public housing authorities through devops. Inspect5 is solely developed by the inspection group. American property consultants, inc has designed a unique and efficient software using microsoft access. Our inspections show you the hud reac inspection scoring methodology and provide training on what to look for and how to repair issues within industry standard. Hud announces reac listening sessions hud region iv. Reac inspection scores breakdown southwest housing. Documentation of reac inspection policy clarifications and changes has slowly broken down over the last several years to the point that it was housed in several different documents that had differing authors and formats.
Attending this session will help you save money on improper repairs while mitigating high point defects. The steps for downloading the software can be found on hud s website. Hud provides guidance on limited delays for new reac inspections. Office of the director of the real estate assessment center, hud. This software, housing inspection manager him, assists inspectors and office personnel in detailing the housing and urban development hud guidelines when inspecting for housing quality standards hqs. The hud reac has centralized the collection of electronic data used in the. Real estate assessment center reac the real estate assessment centers reac mission is to provide and promote the effective use of accurate, timely and reliable information assessing the condition of huds portfolio. Over the years, the inspection group has put its unmatched experience to use in developing. Guidance for multifamily and public housing properties. Secure system login united states department of housing. The software will continue to operate with microsoft windows xp operating systems only. Hqs software licensing, housing inspection manager him. Nspire hud replacement for reac protocol is moving.
This notice provides additional information to public housing agencies and members of the. Public scheduler united states department of housing and. Department of housing and urban development hud assisted and insured housing. Check roof for any holes or openings, and check the ballast on flat roofs to be sure its even. Free hud reac inspection online training available. Hud software providers as a service to the affordable housing industry, nahma maintains a list of software vendors and service bureaus that provide occupancy software for submission of tenant data under tracs and mtcs. We offer a national schedule of seminars, frequent webinars, and private training options. Per hud s notification, subscribers will receive periodic messages about the new inspection model and the demonstration. Physical inspection reac certified and active inspectors. Calendar united states department of housing and urban. Tr and dba guidelines approving the delay of a physical inspection beyond the new real estate assessment center reac inspection notification timelines. The public version of the software can be cumbersome to install. Inspectcheck fully supports prereac inspections with instant reac scoring. Background in late 2018, nahma and our industry partners learned that hud leadership plans to undertake a wholesale evaluation and restructuring of its physical inspection process across its subsidized housing programs.
Essential hudreac documentation consists 100% of government publications available for free online this edition has been compiled strictly for your. Compliance on reac, hud and tax credit lihtc is complex and constantly changing. Pih properties are identified by their distinctive development number that starts with two letters. Public scheduler welcome to the public hud property physical inspections query page. In the past, hud used adobe acrobat to post forms on hudclips hud s forms website. Fr4509n12 public housing assessment system physical condition scoring process agency. Department of housing and urban development docket no. Where there is an exigent circumstance or reason to believe that there is a threat to life or property at a specific location, inspections will be conducted by hud quality assurance inspectors in compliance with cdc guidelines. We recommend using multiple search criteria to narrow the search and minimize response time. The current version of the upcs inspection software, pass version 2.
About hud reac inspections upcs is the universal inspection code for hud and tax credit housing the uniform physical condition inspection code is the accepted inspected code for all lowincome housing tax credit properties, hud section 8, public housing, hud home, and is also used by many local municipalities and other agencies as the accepted inspection standard. The hud reac inspectors also began using a new inspection software called rapid 4. Our seminars and workshops on multifamily hud, tax credit, and reacnspire will keep you up to date and prepared. Today reac notified all inspectors that inspections are postponed until further notice.
The physical inspection data collection device dcd software is used by inspectors to record and submit conditions of hud properties. Inspect5 is designed by inspectors so inspections can be completed quickly and accurately in the field, along with easy reporting. Center reac uniform physical condition standards upcs regulations must be inspected by. Pihreac receives the funding to carry out inspections from the office of housing. This software will account for each and every defect noted versus the worst case scenario of a defect as it has done in the past. Reac certified and active inspectors suntm one web. Until further notice, the real estate assessment center reac is postponing all property inspections on all public housing, multifamily and servicing mortgagee properties. The department has since changed the software standard to nuance. Public software page the physical inspection data collection device dcd software is used by inspectors to record and submit conditions of hud properties into a centralized database. Upcs inspections american property consultants reac. To get a sense of likely finding not using the electronic platform, use the revised dictionary of. Upcs inspection upcs inspector uniform physical condition.
As a major paradigm shift in the assessment of public housing, hud reac inspects to this new protocol. Even if one was familiar with all the various policy documents, one did not have easy access to the decision trees. A similar initiative is being considered to develop software for the properties to do their annual upcs inspections and upload the data to hud for analysis of the data. New sign up for the hud reac nspire email listserv. The purpose of this page is to provide public access to the scheduling activities of physical inspections for reac inspected properties. The reac inspection process will eventually be replaced with a new physical inspection procedure known as the national standards for the physical inspection of real estate nspire, which will feature new standards, protocols, and procedures that will apply to many hud programs, including public housing, multifamily housing, and fhainsured.