HUD inspection and compliance in all 50 states
Know your NSPIRE score before HUD does
We survey your property the way the inspector will, rank every finding by what it costs, and fix it with our crews or yours. Written report in 48 hours, at a flat rate.
- Report turnaround
- 48 hours
- Pricing
- Flat rate
- Coverage
- All 50 states
- HUD inspections
- Since 2000
Pre-inspection report
Projected NSPIRE score
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Smoke alarm missingUnit 2C
Life-threatening -
Fire door does not self-closeInside, stair B
Severe -
Bathroom exhaust fan inoperableUnits 4A and 6D
Moderate -
Trip hazard on walkwayOutside, east entrance
Low
Trusted by housing authorities including Freehold Housing Authority and Trenton Housing Authority, New Jersey.
In effect since 1 October 2026
Six categories now cost points on every inspection
Affirmative requirements now carry deductions in public housing and multifamily inspections. They were inspected and cited all along. What changed is that they affect the score.
If your last result was comfortable, it was achieved without these counting. All six can be checked on a maintenance schedule, so a targeted survey now is the cheapest way to find out where you stand.
Check these six before your next inspectionThe six categories
- Fire labeled doors
- GFCI and AFCI protection
- Guardrails
- Heating, ventilation and cooling
- Interior lighting
- Minimum electrical provision
Deferred twice before taking effect. Voucher programs (HCV and PBV) follow a separate timetable, with transition due by 1 February 2027. See preventive maintenance and transition deadlines.
Everything around the inspection, not just the survey
Most properties come to us for one thing and stay for the cycle: find the deficiencies, fix them in the right order, hold the result, and challenge it when the score does not match the property.
Inspections
Survey the property the way the assessment will, on the standard your program is judged against.
Repairs and maintenance
Corrections sequenced by severity, by our crews or yours, and a schedule that holds the result.
Consulting and appeals
Why a result landed where it did, and a challenge where there are grounds for one.
Compliance
Program requirements where a failure costs a payment rather than a point.
The effort is real. The order is often wrong.
A crew works three weeks before an inspection: paint touched up, flooring replaced, corridor lighting swapped. The score comes back lower than anyone expected, because two exhaust fans had been inoperable the whole time.
Nothing went wrong with the work. What was missing was an order. A repair list built around what is visible produces a different sequence from one built around what is scored.
- Findings ranked by what they cost, not by where they sit
- Life-threatening items separated and closed first
- Photographs before and after every correction
- A follow-up walk confirming each finding actually closed
The visible list
What a walk-through notices first
- Repaint corridors
- Replace worn flooring
- Swap hallway fixtures
- Touch up exterior trim
The scored list
What the inspection deducts for
- Smoke alarms LT
- Fire door closers Severe
- Exhaust fans Moderate
- Trip hazards Low
How an engagement runs
The same four stages whatever the service, from a single building to a multi-state portfolio.
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Scoped in one business day
Property type, unit count, state and inspection date. A flat rate quoted before anyone travels, and an honest answer on what fits the time you have.
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All three inspectable areas
Inside units, inside the building and outside. Each finding classified by severity when it is observed, not sorted afterwards.
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Written report in 48 hours
Ranked by consequence, photographed, in plain language a crew can act on without the regulation explained first.
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Verified closed
A follow-up walk confirms each deficiency was corrected, so the official visit is not the first time anyone checks the work.
Our crews or yours. The report is the same.
The survey and the repairs are separate engagements. The report ranks findings by what they cost under the scoring model, not by what we could fix.
Many clients hand it straight to their own maintenance team. Others ask our crews to do the work, quoted separately and sequenced by severity. Vacant units are corrected during turnover, when access is free and nothing needs coordinating with a resident.
Survey and report
Every finding classified, photographed and ranked. Yours to keep and use with anyone.
Repairs, if you want them
Our crews correct the findings in severity order, quoted separately.
Verified either way
Whoever does the work, we walk it again and confirm each finding closed.
Single units to multi-state portfolios
The protocol is the same. What changes is scale, and whether the useful question is about one property or about where risk sits across many.
- Public housing authorities
- Section 8 project-based multifamily
- Section 202 and 811 properties
- Voucher landlords with one or two units
- RAD-converted and mixed-finance assets
- Portfolio operators
“Immaculate work order histories and fourteen deficiencies on inspection day are not a contradiction.”
Philadelphia hub, national field network
Same-day range across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and New York. Everywhere else through our field network, on the same protocol and report format.
- Flat rate, no distance surcharge
- Several properties surveyed at once
- One report format across sites
- Emergency scheduling when a date is close
Which standard is my property inspected against?
Public housing moved to NSPIRE in July 2023 and multifamily in October 2023. Since 1 October 2026, the six affirmative-requirement categories also cost points. Voucher programs (HCV and PBV) follow a separate timetable, with transition due by 1 February 2027. If you hold voucher units, ask your housing authority which standard it applies.
How much does an engagement cost?
A flat rate, quoted before anyone travels. No per-unit fees, no distance surcharge, and no charge that grows with the number of deficiencies found. Call or email with your property type, unit count and state for a quote.
Our inspection is in two weeks. Is it too late?
No, but what can be achieved narrows. At that range the work is triage: what will be found, and what can realistically be closed before the day. The 48-hour emergency survey is the faster route, and we will tell you what fits before you commit.
Do you carry out the repairs?
Yes, if you want us to. Our crews correct the findings, quoted separately and sequenced by severity. You can also hand the report to your own crew or contractors. Either way the survey lists what is scored, ranked by what it costs, with nothing added to create work.
We scored below 60. What happens now?
Two things at once. A score below 60 requires a survey of the entire property submitted to HUD, alongside correcting the findings. If there are grounds to challenge the result, the technical review window is 45 calendar days from the day the report is provided. See score appeals and recovery.
We keep getting the same findings every cycle. Why?
Usually because a component has reached the end of its service life, not because a repair was done badly. Repairing it again produces the same finding next time. That is a capital question, which a capital needs assessment answers.
Do you work outside the Northeast?
Yes, in all 50 states at the same flat rate. The Mid-Atlantic is within same-day range of our Philadelphia hub; everywhere else runs through our field network on the same protocol and report format.
The best time to survey is before you know the date
Tell us your property type, unit count and state. We reply within one business day with a flat-rate quote.