# 24 C.F.R. § 5.709 (2026): Administrative process for defining and revising inspection criteria

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## Section

- **Citation:** 24 C.F.R. § 5.709 (2026)
- **Heading:** Administrative process for defining and revising inspection criteria
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 24 CFR: Housing and Urban Development / Part 5: GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › WAIVERS / Subpart G: Physical Inspection of Real Estate / § 5.709: § 5.709   Administrative process for defining and revising inspection criteria.

## Text

(a)
Inspection standards and scoring methodology.
The Secretary will publish in the
Federal Register,
following notice and the opportunity to comment, a standards notification with a list of deficiencies and the relative severity of these deficiencies to use for inspecting HUD housing. This
Federal Register
document will also include the factors for determining if an HCV, PBV, or Moderate Rehabilitation unit passes or fails the inspection. The Secretary will also publish in the
Federal Register,
following notice and opportunity to comment, a scoring notification containing the methodologies to use for scoring and ranking HUD housing. After considering the public comments received on these
Federal Register
documents, the Secretary will publish documents announcing the new inspections standards and scoring methodologies, and the date on which these notifications become effective.
(1)
Revisions.
The Secretary will issue a notification in the
Federal Register
published for at least 30 days of public comment making any revisions to the inspection and scoring procedures HUD deems necessary, at least once every three years, or three years after the most recent revision, whichever is later.
(2)
Emergency revisions.
The Secretary may publish a notification without 30 days of public comment in the case of an emergency to protect Federal financial resources or the health or safety of residents of HUD housing, after HUD makes a documented determination that such action is warranted due to:
(i) A Life-Threatening deficiency or Severe deficiency and other significant risks to safety as outlined in § 5.703;
(ii) A new safety concern due to changing construction technology; or
(iii) Other events as determined by the Secretary.
(b) [Reserved]

## Nearby sections

- [24 C.F.R. § 5.701 (2026) § 5.701   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_701.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.703 (2026) § 5.703   National standards for the condition of HUD housing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_703.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.705 (2026) § 5.705   Inspection requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_705.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.707 (2026) § 5.707   Uniform self-inspection requirement and report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_707.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.709 (2026) § 5.709   Administrative process for defining and revising inspection criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_709.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.711 (2026) § 5.711   Scoring, ranking criteria, and appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_711.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 5.713 (2026) § 5.713   Second- and third-party rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P5_S5_713.md)

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