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8-ILB. INITIAL HQS INSPECTION [24 CFR 982.401(a)] Timing of Initial Inspections HUD requires the unit to pass HQS before the effective date of the lease and HAP Contract. HUD requires PHAs with fewer than 1,250 budgeted units to complete the initial inspection, determine whether the unit satisfies HQS, and notify the owner and the family of the determination within 15 days of submission of the Request for Tenancy Approval (RTA). For PHAs with 1,250 or more budgeted units, to the extent practicable such inspection and determination must be completed within 15 days. The 15-day period is suspended for any period during which the unit is not available for inspection [982.305(b)(2)]. SAHA will complete the initial inspection, determine whether the unit satisfies HQS, and notify the owner and the family of the determination within 10 days of submission of the Request for Tenancy Approval (RTA). Inspection Results and Reinspections If any HQS violations are identified, the owner will be notified of the deficiencies and be given a time frame to correct them. If requested by the owner, the time frame for correcting the deficiencies may be extended by SAHA for good cause. SAHA will reinspect the unit within 5 business days of the date the owner notifies SAHA that the required corrections have been made. If the time period for correcting the deficiencies (or any SAHA-approved extension) has elapsed, or the unit fails HQS at the time of the reinspection, SAHA will notify the owner and the family that the unit has been rejected and that the family must search for another unit. SAHA may agree to conduct a second reinspection, for good cause, at the request of the family and owner. Following a failed reinspection, the family may submit a new Request for Tenancy Approval for the unit if the family has not found another unit by the time the owner completes all repairs and the family continues to wish to live in the unit. Utilities Generally, at initial lease-up the owner is responsible for demonstrating that all utilities are in working order including those utilities that the family will be responsible for paying. Utilities must be in service for testing at the time of the initial inspection, SAHA may not conduct inspection if the utilities are not in service. Appliances If the family is responsible for supplying the stove and/or refrigerator, SAHA will allow the stove and refrigerator to be placed in the unit after the unit has met all other HQS requirements. The required appliances must be in place before the HAP contract is executed by SAHA. SAHA will execute the HAP contract based upon a certification from the family that the appliances have been installed and are working. 8.ILC. ANNUAL HQS INSPECTIONS [24 CFR 982.405(a)] Scheduling the Inspection Each unit under HAP contract must have an annual inspection no more than 12 months after the most recent inspection. iii29iio Page 8-9