NSPIRE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is a target home? - ✔✔Any home built before 1978 with a child under the age
of 6 occupying
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the exterior of a target
home is above de minimus - ✔✔20 square feet
✔✔Does chipping, chalking, and peeling paint that is below de minimus on the outside
of a home need to be repaired? - ✔✔yes
✔✔If the amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint is above lead based paint de
minimus what must be done? - ✔✔lead based paint safe work practices must be
implemented
✔✔Is the 2 square foot lead based paint de minimus requirement in a target home per
room or cumulative for the enitre unit - ✔✔per room
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the inside of a target home
is above de minimus - ✔✔two square feet
✔✔What percentage of a component must have chipping, chalking, and peeling to be a
deficiency - ✔✔ten percent per component
✔✔What are examples of different components inspected for lead based paint in a
target home? - ✔✔window sill, window sash, door, door frame, stairs, handrails
✔✔Are public roads included in an NSPIRE inspection? - ✔✔no
✔✔what is the minimum internal temperature required for a refrigerator? - ✔✔no
requirement
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean towards the fill - side? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean away from the fill - side? - ✔✔no
✔✔Is it acceptable to have a missing shingle on the roof? - ✔✔no
✔✔What is the wording for identifying a sharp edge? - ✔✔sharp edge can puncture or
lacerate with a high probability of requiring a visit to the hospital
, ✔✔What is the level of severity for a sharp edge? - ✔✔severe - must be corrected
within 30 days
✔✔Does the kitchen and bathroom require a sink? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Is NSPIRE just for HCV or public housing as well? - ✔✔both
✔✔What is the NSPIRE motto for housing? - ✔✔"safe and habitable dwellings"
✔✔What is the correction timeframe for a "low" deficiency? - ✔✔
✔✔What is the correction timeframe for a "severe" deficiency? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔What is the correction timeframe for a "life threatening" deficiency? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔Under NSPIRE, does state or local code determine whether a unit passes or fails? -
✔✔no
✔✔What are the day to day policies that guide a Housing Authority? - ✔✔An admin plan
✔✔Do all units need to be inspected at least bi-annually? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What is SEMAP? - ✔✔Section 8 management assessment program
✔✔Are cosmetic issues included in the NSPIRE inspection? - ✔✔no
✔✔Can one issue be noted under multiple deficiencies? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Does HUD'S NSPIRE software have to be used? - ✔✔no
✔✔What is the definition of the "unit" inspectable area? - ✔✔the interior components of
an individual dwelling where the resident lives
✔✔What are some examples of the "unit" inspectable area? - ✔✔Balcony
Bathroom
Call-for-aid
Carbon monoxide devices
Ceiling
Doors
Electrical systems
Enclosed patios
Floors
HVAC (where individual
units provided)
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is a target home? - ✔✔Any home built before 1978 with a child under the age
of 6 occupying
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the exterior of a target
home is above de minimus - ✔✔20 square feet
✔✔Does chipping, chalking, and peeling paint that is below de minimus on the outside
of a home need to be repaired? - ✔✔yes
✔✔If the amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint is above lead based paint de
minimus what must be done? - ✔✔lead based paint safe work practices must be
implemented
✔✔Is the 2 square foot lead based paint de minimus requirement in a target home per
room or cumulative for the enitre unit - ✔✔per room
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the inside of a target home
is above de minimus - ✔✔two square feet
✔✔What percentage of a component must have chipping, chalking, and peeling to be a
deficiency - ✔✔ten percent per component
✔✔What are examples of different components inspected for lead based paint in a
target home? - ✔✔window sill, window sash, door, door frame, stairs, handrails
✔✔Are public roads included in an NSPIRE inspection? - ✔✔no
✔✔what is the minimum internal temperature required for a refrigerator? - ✔✔no
requirement
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean towards the fill - side? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean away from the fill - side? - ✔✔no
✔✔Is it acceptable to have a missing shingle on the roof? - ✔✔no
✔✔What is the wording for identifying a sharp edge? - ✔✔sharp edge can puncture or
lacerate with a high probability of requiring a visit to the hospital
, ✔✔What is the level of severity for a sharp edge? - ✔✔severe - must be corrected
within 30 days
✔✔Does the kitchen and bathroom require a sink? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Is NSPIRE just for HCV or public housing as well? - ✔✔both
✔✔What is the NSPIRE motto for housing? - ✔✔"safe and habitable dwellings"
✔✔What is the correction timeframe for a "low" deficiency? - ✔✔
✔✔What is the correction timeframe for a "severe" deficiency? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔What is the correction timeframe for a "life threatening" deficiency? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔Under NSPIRE, does state or local code determine whether a unit passes or fails? -
✔✔no
✔✔What are the day to day policies that guide a Housing Authority? - ✔✔An admin plan
✔✔Do all units need to be inspected at least bi-annually? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What is SEMAP? - ✔✔Section 8 management assessment program
✔✔Are cosmetic issues included in the NSPIRE inspection? - ✔✔no
✔✔Can one issue be noted under multiple deficiencies? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Does HUD'S NSPIRE software have to be used? - ✔✔no
✔✔What is the definition of the "unit" inspectable area? - ✔✔the interior components of
an individual dwelling where the resident lives
✔✔What are some examples of the "unit" inspectable area? - ✔✔Balcony
Bathroom
Call-for-aid
Carbon monoxide devices
Ceiling
Doors
Electrical systems
Enclosed patios
Floors
HVAC (where individual
units provided)
