The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and SNRHA share the goal of ensuring our HCV families live in decent, safe and sanitary housing. SNRHA conducts Housing Quality Standard inspections prior to HCV program participants moving into a home and performs inspections annually thereafter. All HCV housing units must meet these standards in order to receive rental housing assistance.
Initial Inspections occur when a voucher holder notifies SNRHA of the specific dwelling unit that they desire to lease. The unit must pass the initial inspection before the tenant signs the lease and before SNRHA signs the housing assistance payments (HAP) contract and makes rent payments.
Once you live in your home, SNRHA will conduct follow-up inspections every 2 years. These biennially inspections help ensure that your home continues to meet the standards set by HUD.
Special Inspections, complaint inspections or quality control inspections can be conducted at any time. Complaint inspections occur when a tenant, owner or member of the public informs SNRHA of a complaint about the condition of an HCV assisted housing unit.
Inspection scheduling and reporting is managed by our HQS staff. Find out the date and timeframe of the next inspection by calling (702) 477-3100. Please be ready to provide your social security number or your SNRHA tenant code to expedite your inquiry.
MOST COMMON HQS FAIL ITEMS
- Inoperable light fixtures and improperly wired electrical outlets (reverse polarity, open ground, hot neutral reverse, etc.)
- Deteriorated and unstable paint on surfaces (peeling, cracking, chipping, etc.) in units built prior to 1978 where children under the age of six reside or will reside
- Missing, inoperable or incorrectly mounted smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
- Broken or inoperable windows (cracked glass panes, broken locks, drafty frames, etc.)
- Exposed electrical wires/connections (light fixtures missing globes, electrical junction boxes missing cover plates or knockout plugs, breaker boxes with open sockets, etc.)
- Broken/faulty door locks and drafty doors
- Cutting hazards, including protruding sharp nails pipes/metals objects with jagged edges, deteriorated sheet metal, cracked glass blocks on windows, etc.
- Gaps/holes around heating system flue pipes and gas utility not in service
- Evidence of rodent and/or bug infestation
- Holes and large gaps (more than a quarter inch) on walls/ceilings/floors of living space areas
