NSPIRE EXAMS 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION GRADED A+
⩥ High Performer (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: NSPIRE inspection score: 90 points or above
⩥ Standard Performer (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: NSPIRE inspection score: Below 90 but above 60
⩥ Substandard (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: Total score of 60 or more, but a score of less than 60 in one or
more of the physical condition, financial condition, or management
operations indicators.
⩥ Troubled (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: Less than 60; or less than 50 in Capital Fund indicator
⩥ Inspection Frequency: PHAs with 250+ units scoring 90 or above.
Answer: Every 3 years
⩥ Inspection Frequency: PHAs with 250+ units scoring 80-89.
,Answer: Every 2 years
⩥ Inspection Frequency: PHAs with 250+ units scoring under 80.
Answer: Every year
⩥ Deadline for PHA, Field Office, and residents to receive Full
Inspection Report.
Answer: 15 business days
⩥ Point deduction in Unit inspectable area causing automatic property
failure (Unit Threshold Fail).
Answer: 30 points or more
⩥ Deadline for PHA to file a request for a technical review after
receiving inspection report.
Answer: 45 calendar days
⩥ Duration PHA must make physical inspection report and related
documents available to residents.
Answer: 60 days
⩥ Definition of a Habitable Room.
Answer: A room in a building for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking
,⩥ Purpose of NSPIRE regarding HUD programs.
Answer: Aligns multiple HUD programs to a single set of standards
⩥ Core standard for NSPIRE properties.
Answer: Safe, habitable dwellings
⩥ Area of property receiving increased emphasis under NSPIRE.
Answer: The Unit
⩥ Appearance deficiencies that are no longer scored under NSPIRE.
Answer: Overgrowth, decorative fencing, scratched countertops, graffiti,
water stains that aren't wet
⩥ Total score scale for NSPIRE.
Answer: 100 point scale
⩥ Policy on interim repairs.
Answer: Allowed
⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Life-Threatening.
Answer: 24 hours
, ⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Severe.
Answer: 24 hours
⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Moderate.
Answer: 30 days
⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Low.
Answer: 60 days
⩥ The three NSPIRE Inspectable Areas.
Answer: Unit, Inside, Outside
⩥ Three types of NSPIRE inspections.
Answer: Self inspections, NSPIRE inspections, and NSPIRE Plus
⩥ Only one bathtub or shower is present and it is inoperable or does not
drain.
Answer: Severe Deficiency (24-hour correction)
⩥ A bathtub or shower component is damaged, inoperable, or missing
such that it may limit the resident's ability to maintain personal hygiene.
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION GRADED A+
⩥ High Performer (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: NSPIRE inspection score: 90 points or above
⩥ Standard Performer (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: NSPIRE inspection score: Below 90 but above 60
⩥ Substandard (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: Total score of 60 or more, but a score of less than 60 in one or
more of the physical condition, financial condition, or management
operations indicators.
⩥ Troubled (NSPIRE inspection score).
Answer: Less than 60; or less than 50 in Capital Fund indicator
⩥ Inspection Frequency: PHAs with 250+ units scoring 90 or above.
Answer: Every 3 years
⩥ Inspection Frequency: PHAs with 250+ units scoring 80-89.
,Answer: Every 2 years
⩥ Inspection Frequency: PHAs with 250+ units scoring under 80.
Answer: Every year
⩥ Deadline for PHA, Field Office, and residents to receive Full
Inspection Report.
Answer: 15 business days
⩥ Point deduction in Unit inspectable area causing automatic property
failure (Unit Threshold Fail).
Answer: 30 points or more
⩥ Deadline for PHA to file a request for a technical review after
receiving inspection report.
Answer: 45 calendar days
⩥ Duration PHA must make physical inspection report and related
documents available to residents.
Answer: 60 days
⩥ Definition of a Habitable Room.
Answer: A room in a building for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking
,⩥ Purpose of NSPIRE regarding HUD programs.
Answer: Aligns multiple HUD programs to a single set of standards
⩥ Core standard for NSPIRE properties.
Answer: Safe, habitable dwellings
⩥ Area of property receiving increased emphasis under NSPIRE.
Answer: The Unit
⩥ Appearance deficiencies that are no longer scored under NSPIRE.
Answer: Overgrowth, decorative fencing, scratched countertops, graffiti,
water stains that aren't wet
⩥ Total score scale for NSPIRE.
Answer: 100 point scale
⩥ Policy on interim repairs.
Answer: Allowed
⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Life-Threatening.
Answer: 24 hours
, ⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Severe.
Answer: 24 hours
⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Moderate.
Answer: 30 days
⩥ Corrective Timeframe: Low.
Answer: 60 days
⩥ The three NSPIRE Inspectable Areas.
Answer: Unit, Inside, Outside
⩥ Three types of NSPIRE inspections.
Answer: Self inspections, NSPIRE inspections, and NSPIRE Plus
⩥ Only one bathtub or shower is present and it is inoperable or does not
drain.
Answer: Severe Deficiency (24-hour correction)
⩥ A bathtub or shower component is damaged, inoperable, or missing
such that it may limit the resident's ability to maintain personal hygiene.
