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Statement of condition 2024-001: The Property received a score of 59 (out of a possible 100) during a physical inspection of the Property performed on July 31, 2024 by a representative of HUD. Scores below 60 may be referred to the Departmental Enforcement Center. Criteria: Pursuant to the regulatory agreement and HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 5 and Part 200, the Property is to be maintained in good repair and condition and considered decent, safe, and sanitary. Management is to conduct routine unit and general property inspections and deficiencies should be corrected. Pursuant to the requirement of the NSPIRE inspection, management must repair or mitigate all health and safety (H&S) items within anywhere from 24 hours up to 60 days depending on severity and certify the repairs or mitigation of the H&S items. Effect: The Corporation is not in compliance with the regulatory agreement. If deficiencies are of a life-threatening nature and not corrected in a timely manner, the units could be considered not to be in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition. An NSPIRE physical inspection score below 60 indicates management may not be fulfilling their contractual obligations to HUD and that the residents may not be receiving the quality of housing to which they are entitled. Cause: The H&S items did not surface during management's routine inspections at the Property. Recommendation: Management should maintain policies and procedures which help to ensure any substandard conditions are identified and corrected expeditiously. Management should continue to conduct routine unit and general property inspections using the NSPIRE physical inspection checklist provided by HUD and deficiencies should be corrected in a timely manner. Management should ensure all necessary repairs have been made and file a written report with the local field office, certifying to the repairs or mitigation of the H&S items. Management's response: Management concurs with the finding and recommendation. Management has responded to this inspection report and has addressed all deficiencies. Management will implement a process of self-inspection of units and common areas. In July 2025, a new inspection was performed by a representative of HUD. The Property received a score of 81.