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Housing Quality Standards
Below you will find some supplemental information to the Housing Quality Standards course book.
Updated: Fall 2024
Forms
- HQS Inspection Checklist – Exp. 4-30-2026
- HQS Inspection Form, HUD-52580-A, Long Form – Exp. 4-30-2026
Regulations
- 24 CFR Part 5 General HUD Program Requirements
- 24 CFR 982.54 Administrative Plan
- 24 CFR 982.305 PHA Approval of Assisted Tenancy
- 24 CFR 982.401 Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
- 24 CFR 982.402 Subsidy Standards
- 24 CFR 982.405 PHA Initials and Periodic Unit Inspection
- 24 CFR 982.406 Use of Alternative Inspections
- 24 CFR 982.407 Enforcement of HQS
- 24 CFR 982 & 983 Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016: Implementation of Various Section 8 Voucher Provisions (HOTMA §101(a)(1))
- 24 CFR 985- Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)
Notices
- Housing Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022
- PIH Notice 2003-12: Determination of Rent Reasonableness-Revision of Request for Tenancy Approval
- PIH Notice 2009-44 Cost-Savings Measures in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
- PIH Notice 2010-10 – HQS Inspections for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Guidance Related to Electrical Outlets
- PIH Notice 2010-51 Over Subsidization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
- PIH Notice 2011-46: PHA Determination of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program
- PIH Notice 2013-17: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program – Review of Existing HQS Requirements and the Use of Photos to Improve HQS Oversight
- PIH Notice 2016-5: Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Programs Administered by Public Housing Agencies
- PIH Notice 2019-6: Carbon Monoxide Detectors in HUD-Assisted Housing
- PIH Notice 2020-31: Remote Video Inspections for Housing Choice Voucher Program
Lead-Based Paint
- 24 CFR 35 Requirements for Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Federally Owned Residential Property and Housing Receiving Federal Assistance; Response to Elevated Blood Lead Levels
- 24 CFR 35 Subpart A—Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards Upon Sale or Lease of Residential Property
- 24 CFR Part 35 Subpart M– Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures (Tenant-Based Rental Assistance)
- 40 CFR 745: Protection of Environment Lead-based paint poisoning prevention in certain residential structures
- PIH Notice 2000-23: Lead-Based Paint Requirements for Units Occupied by Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels in the Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Certificate Program
- PIH Notice 2011-44: Guidance on EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule, HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule, and the EPA-HUD Lead Disclosure Rule
Special Inspection Items & Updates
- PIH Notice 2012-17: Guidelines on Bedbug Control and Prevention in Public Housing
- National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)
Fire Safety Tips from the National Fire Protection Association