Using HUD’s Updated Physical Inspection Scores to Preserve Threatened Multifamily Properties

This NHLP Housing Law Bulletin article is from Nov.-Dec. 08. One vital aspect of affordable housing preservation is ensuring the proper physical and financial maintenance of projects to avoid loss of the property. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created its current inspection standards for multifamily properties a decade ago, as part of its 2020 Management Plan. HUD also created the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) and the Enforcement Center, both located in HUD Headquarters, to address problems presented by noncomplying properties. The REAC evaluates the financial and physical condition of all HUD-funded public and assisted housing developments. The Enforcement Center takes action against troubled developments that fail the financial and physical inspection standards.