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Effective Date: Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act: Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This final rule establishes a new approach to defining and assessing housing quality: The National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). This rule is part of a broad revision of the way HUD-assisted housing is inspected and evaluated. The purpose of NSPIRE is to strengthen HUD’s physical condition standards and improve HUD oversight through the alignment and consolidation of the inspection regulations used to evaluate HUD housing across multiple programs. This final rule also incorporates provisions of the Economic Growth and Recovery, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act that will reduce administrative burden on small rural public housing authorities (PHAs).

DATES:

This final rule is effective July 1, 2023, except amendments to the following parts, which are effective October 1, 2023: 24 CFR part 92 (instructions 4 through 7); 24 CFR part 93 (instructions 9 and 10); 24 CFR part 200 (instructions 12 and 13); 24 CFR part 570 (instruction 15); 24 CFR part 574 (instruction 17); 24 CFR part 576 (instruction 19); 24 CFR part 578 (instruction 21); 24 CFR part 882 (instructions 23 and 24); 24 CFR part 884 (instruction 26); 24 CFR part 886 (instructions 29 through 31); 24 CFR part 982 (instructions 45 through 55); 24 CFR part 983 (instructions 57 through 61); and 24 CFR part 985 (instructions 62 through 65).

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/11/2023-09693/economic-growth-regulatory-relief-and-consumer-protection-act-implementation-of-national-standards

  • July 1, 2023
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