Housing Standards (HQS) Inspection Highlights
The Housing Inspections Department of HADC conducts the (HQS) Housing Quality Standards home inspections.
Please refer any questions to 404-270-2600.
We recommend performing your own inspection of the property and making any necessary repairs prior to the Housing Authority scheduled Inspection.
The following is a list of common HQS deficiency items from Housing Choice Voucher properties that cause inspections to fail and create delays in the disbursements of rental payments to landlords:
- Utilities not on
- Inoperable heat supply
- Missing or insufficient weather-stripping
- Loose or torn carpet
- Missing or cracked electrical outlet cover plates
- Cracked or peeling paint on walls
- Cracked or broken windowpanes
- Evidence of roof leaks/pipe leaks
- Dirty stoves and ovens
- Insufficient bath ventilation
- Leaking faucets or plumbing
- Temperature/pressure relief discharge line on water heater not routed to exterior of home
- Gaps, holes or spaces in foundation or exterior walls
- Missing or inoperable smoke detectors
- Lack of a permanent heat source in a bedroom
- S-traps installed in drain lines
- Stove burners not working
- Torn or loose refrigerator gaskets
- Exterior steps with more than four risers or steps lacking handrails
- Roach infestation
- Faulty electrical wiring such as exposed wire splices
- Toilets not flushing properly
- Sinks and tubs not draining properly
- On/off knob settings on ovens and stoves not visible
- No guardrail on porches, patios, balconies or steps that are 30" or more in height
For a more detailed explanation of the Housing Quality Standards Inspection Requirements, visit www.hud.gov; use the Search Engine for "Housing Quality Standards".
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE UNIT FAILS THE INSPECTION?
It is important to remember that the inspector does not automatically return to conduct follow-up inspections for repaired deficiency items. Written notification by the landlord must be made to the inspector that all of the required repairs have been completed by the deadline date for correcting repairs. The written notification, preferably on the Re-inspection forms provided with the inspection letters, should include the landlords name and phone numbers, the tenants name, address and phone number and the name of the inspector who conducted the inspection. If written notification is not provided by the deadline date, the rental payments made to the landlords will be abated or terminated until the unit passes. The rent will be resumed when the unit passes inspection but the lost rent will not be paid.
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