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Notice2026-071762026-04-14

National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate: Implementation Guidance and Inspection Standards for the HOME Investment Partnerships and Housing Trust Fund Programs

Housing and Urban Development Department

Abstract

This notice serves as guidance to the "Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act: Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate" (NSPIRE) rule published May 11, 2023. The rule provided that HUD publish in the Federal Register an additional notice on the NSPIRE Standards for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Housing Trust Fund (HTF) programs. In addition, this notice implements the property standards and inspection provisions in the "HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining" rule published on January 6, 2025. This notice also provides guidance to HOME participating jurisdictions and HTF grantees on how to develop HOME and HTF written property standards and inspect assisted projects in compliance with the NSPIRE final rule and the HOME final rule, as applicable.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice.
Dates
HUD's National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) final rule for Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs was effective October 1, 2023. In accordance with HUD's Federal Register notice published at 89 FR 55645, the compliance date was extended until October 1, 2025, and subsequently HUD's Federal Register notice at 90 FR 46912 further extended the compliance date to October 1, 2026. The HOME final rule was effective on February 5, 2025, with a one-year compliance period. However, HUD's Federal Register notice delayed the effective date of the 2025 HOME final rule until April 20, 2025, with a one-year compliance period. This notice aligns and extends the compliance dates of the NSPIRE final rule and the updated property standards and inspection requirements in the 2025 HOME final rule for jurisdictions and participants, in the HOME program, and extends the compliance date of the NSPIRE final rule for grantees in the HTF program until April 14, 2027. For all activities with written agreements executed prior to the compliance date, participating jurisdictions and grantees may continue to comply with the previous standards as defined in the HOME and HTF regulations at 24 CFR parts 92 and 93, respectively.
Effective Date
2023-10-01

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-6504-N-01] AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice serves as guidance to the “Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act: Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate” (NSPIRE) rule published May 11, 2023. The rule provided that HUD publish in the Federal Register an additional notice on the NSPIRE Standards for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Housing Trust Fund (HTF) programs. In addition, this notice implements the property ( printed page 19146) standards and inspection provisions in the “HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining” rule published on January 6, 2025. This notice also provides guidance to HOME participating jurisdictions and HTF grantees on how to develop HOME and HTF written property standards and inspect assisted projects in compliance with the NSPIRE final rule and the HOME final rule, as applicable. DATES: HUD's National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) final rule for Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs was effective October 1, 2023. In accordance with HUD's Federal Register notice published at 89 FR 55645 , the compliance date was extended until October 1, 2025, and subsequently HUD's Federal Registe

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Citation: 91 FR 19145