The mission of the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) is to provide and promote the good and balanced use of 
timely, reliable and accurate information assessing the condition of HUD’s portfolio; to provide affordable and decent housing; to provide information to assist in ensuring affordable, safe and decent housing; and to restore the public trust by identifying waste, abuse and fraud of HUD resources.
The new REAC inspection rules concern Uniform Physical Conditions Standards (UPSC) inspectors who are responsible for carrying out physical inspection of properties that are controlled by the HUD. As you know, from August 1, 2016, REAC inspectors had started enforcing the new “Industry Standard” repair directive, which basically gave every REAC inspector the power to judge the craftsmanship of every repair made within a particular property. And if, in the inspectors’ varied opinions, the repair isn’t in line with the “industry standards”, you would likely be cited for the original deficiency.
During an inspection, the inspector would record a deficiency for items inspected where non-industry standard repairs are observed with the intent of disguising a UPSC deficiency. The property representatives could use the Database Adjustment/Technical Review process to appeal deficiencies cited, where non-industry standard repairs were made, that is if the property management believes that a deficiencies was not supposed to be recorded.
Join this session by expert speaker Hank Vanderbeek, MPA, CMI, where he will provide you a greater understanding of the REAC inspection process and UPCS inspections. Hank will cover the mission and the goals of the agency charged with conducting the inspections to the pre-inspection inspector rules of conduct and protocols.
Additionally, Hank will cover the items that are most important in preparing for the inspection with photos of actual defects. You will be able to understand about the scoring structure—the process REAC utilizes to generate a score for the inspection.
