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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 <br />. <br />Page 8-15 <br />Owner and Family Inspection Attendance <br />HUD permits the PHA to set policy regarding family and owner presence at the time of <br />inspection [HCV GB p. 10-27]. <br />SAHA Policy <br />When a family occupies the unit at the time of inspection an authorized adult must be <br />present for the inspection. The presence of the owner or the owner’s representative is <br />encouraged but is not required. <br />At initial inspection of a vacant unit, SAHA will inspect the unit in the presence of the <br />owner or owner’s representative. The presence of a family representative is permitted but <br />is not required. <br />8-II.B. INITIAL HQS INSPECTION [24 CFR 982.405(a)] <br />HUD regulations require that units assisted under the HCV program be inspected to determine <br />that the units meet housing quality standards before the PHA approves assisted tenancy. <br />However, PHAs have two options for bringing units under HAP contract (or, in the case of PBV, <br />approving occupancy and the execution of a lease) more quickly. The PHA may but is not <br />required to approve assisted tenancy and start HAP if the unit: <br /> Fails the initial inspection, but only if no life-threatening deficiencies are identified; and/or <br /> Passed an alternative inspection in the last 24 months. <br />If the PHA adopts the alternative inspection option in combination with the non-life-threatening <br />deficiencies option, the PHA must follow family and owner notification requirements listed at <br />24 CFR 982.406(f). Otherwise, if neither of the above provisions are adopted, the PHA must <br />determine that the unit the family selects meets NSPIRE standards prior to approving tenancy. <br />Approving Units with Non-Life-Threatening Deficiencies [FR Notice 1/18/17; <br />Notice PIH 2017-20; FR Notice 5/7/24; and 24 CFR 982.405(j)] <br />The PHA may approve assisted tenancy, execute a HAP contract, and begin paying HAP if a unit <br />fails an initial inspection, but only if the deficiencies identified are non-life threatening. This is <br />known as the “NLT option.” A PHA that implements the NLT option may apply the option to all <br />of the PHA’s initial inspections or may limit it to certain units. If the NLT option is adopted, the <br />PHA must follow requirements listed at 24 CFR 982.405(j) for family and owner notification. <br />The PHA’s administrative plan must specify the circumstances under which the PHA will <br />exercise the NLT option, if any. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will not use the NLT option. All units must pass the initial inspection on or before <br />the effective date of the HAP contract. <br />EXHIBIT 1