HUD seeks comment by Nov. 30 on three revisions to the NSPIRE Scoring Notice

HUD is asking for public comment on three revisions to the NSPIRE Scoring Notice, formally titled "National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols, Scoring Notice." Comments are due Nov. 30, 2026. Each revision was previously published in a separate notice.

The first revision concerns the compliance date for the new affirmative requirements. Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, deficiencies found under these requirements will count toward a property's inspection score. The date applies to inspections in the Public Housing and Multifamily Housing portfolios. HUD set it in Notice PIH 2025-27/H 2025-06, issued Sept. 30, 2025.

The affirmative requirements include fire labeled doors, ground-fault circuit interrupter outlets or breakers, guardrails, HVAC, interior lighting, and minimum electrical and lighting. A property that does not meet a requirement has a defect, which may result in point deductions from its score. The full list appears in Section III of Notice PIH 2025-27/H 2025-06.

The second revision corrects two rows in Table 9, Section V, which lists units sampled by property size. The rows now read 111-133 units and 134-166 units. The UPCS and NSPIRE sample sizes remain unchanged. HUD first corrected the errors in a notice published Jan. 17, 2025 (90 FR 5973).

The third revision fixes two figures in Example 2, which covers a property where HUD inspects 10 units and the unit defect deduction value is above 30. The Defect Deduction Value Per Unit should be 37.6, not 39.6. The Total Defect Deduction Value per Unit should be 310.2, not 379.

Comments may be filed at regulations.gov or mailed to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. HUD recommends mailing at least 2 weeks before the deadline. HUD will consider comments before publishing a final notice and posting it at hud.gov/reac/nspire.