24 C.F.R. § 902.20 Physical condition assessment.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) Objective. The objective of the Physical Condition Indicator is to determine whether a PHA is meeting the standard of decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair (DSS/GR), as this standard is defined in §902.23 (a standard that provides acceptable basic housing conditions) and the level to which the PHA is maintaining its public housing in accordance with this standard. (b) Physical inspection under PHAS Indicator #1. (1) To achieve the objective of paragraph (a) of this section, REAC will provide for an independent physical inspection of a PHA's property or properties that includes, at minimum, a statistically valid sample of the units in the PHA's public housing portfolio to determine the extent of compliance with the DSS/GR standard. (2) Only occupied units will be inspected as dwelling units (except units approved by HUD for non-dwelling purposes, e.g., daycare or meetings, which are inspected as common areas). Vacant units that are not under lease at the time of the physical inspection will not be inspected, but vacant units are assessed under the Financial Condition Indicator #2 (§902.35(b)(4)). The categories of vacant units not under lease that are exempted from physical inspection are as follows: (i) Units undergoing vacant unit turnaround—vacant units that are in the routine process of turn over; i.e., the period between which one resident has vacated a unit and a new lease takes effect; (ii) Units undergoing rehabilitation—vacant units that have substantial rehabilitation needs already identified, and there is an approved implementation plan to address the identified rehabilitation needs and the plan is fully funded; (iii) Off-line units—vacant units that have repair requirements such that the units cannot be occupied in a normal period of time (considered to be between 5 and 7 days) and which are not included under an approved rehabilitation plan; (c) PHA physical inspection requirement. The HUD-conducted physical inspections required by this part do not relieve the PHA of the responsibility to inspect public housing units as provided in section 6(f)(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437d(f)(3)), and §902.43(a). (d) Compliance with State and local codes. The physical condition standards in this subpart do not supersede or preempt State and local building and maintenance codes with which the PHA's public housing must comply. PHAs must continue to adhere to these codes. [65 FR 1738, Jan. 11, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 36044, June 6, 2000]
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 902—PUBLIC HOUSING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
Subpart B—PHAS Indicator #1: Physical Condition
§ 902.20 Physical condition assessment.
