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Quiz | HOME 2025 Part Two

home quiz Sep 24, 2025

HOME 2025 didn’t just touch rents (as tested in the last quiz) — it updated inspections, income determinations, and recordkeeping requirements. Test yourself on the changes here.

1. Which inspection protocol now applies to HOME-assisted rental housing?

A. HQS (Housing Quality Standards)
B. UPCS (Uniform Physical Condition Standards)
C. NSPIRE (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate)
D. PHA-determined local standards

2. Participating Jurisdictions may continue to use the old income determination rules until April 20, 2026.

True

False

3. Under HOME 2025, when does the HUD Part 5 definition of annual income become mandatory for all HOME-assisted units in a project?

A. Always — every HOME project must use Part 5 for all households.
B. Whenever a PJ chooses Part 5 as its standard policy for determining income.
C. When a PJ requires or allows an owner to rely on a PBRA or TBRA program’s income determination for assisted households.
D. Only if the project receives both HOME and LIHTC funding.

4. Owners of HOME projects may refuse to rent to households solely because they have a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher.

True

False

5. Under HOME 2025, owners and PJs must maintain records on which of the following?

A. Rents and utility allowance methods
B. Inspections and income determinations
C. Affirmative marketing and fair housing compliance
D. All of the above

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