CHA staff or its contractor’s inspections department use the following guidance when scheduling inspections.

 Initial Inspections: The inspections department should schedule initial HQS inspections for units that receive tenant-based assistance no later than 15 calendar days from the that theOwner’s eligibility has been approved by CHA staff or its contractor or the date theOwner indicates the unit is available for inspection, whichever is later. The inspector must complete the inspection within the 15-day calendar period.

 Annual Inspections: The inspections department should schedule annual HQS inspections for units receiving tenant-based assistance with sufficient lead time to ensure that the inspections are completed on an annual basis. Inspections will not be considered late if they performed in the same month as the prior year.

 Complaint or Special Inspections: The inspections department upon receipt of a complaint will schedule a complaint inspection within 24 hours for emergency items and within fifteen (15) days for allother items.

 Supervisory or Quality Control Inspections: At the request of CHA or its contractor’s staff, the inspection scheduler should schedule quality control inspections by selecting a random sample of units under HAP Contract that were inspected by CHA staff or its contractor within the last 90days. The random sample must meet the minimum sample size. The inspections department in addition to drawing the sample from units that were inspected within the last thirty (30) days, must draw the sample to represent a cross section of neighborhoods, the work of a cross section of inspectors, and a cross section of units receiving assistance under the tenant-based voucher program component and the project-based voucher program component of the HCV Program.

 Re-inspections: The inspection scheduler should schedule one (1) re-inspection of units that failed the most recent HQS inspection to verify that the repairs were made within the required timeframe. In instances where the inspector is unable to gain access to a unit, one (1) re-inspection will be scheduled.