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Housing Choice Voucher Program:
Inspections
 What are Housing Quality Standards inspections?
All rental units subsidized under the
Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8)must be inspected and meet Housing Quality
Standards (HQS). HQS is a comprehensive program
established by HUD to ensure that the housing it
subsidizes remains decent, safe and sanitary. The
following summary of Housing Quality Standards is
intended to help landlords prepare units for HQS
inspections, and does not cover every aspect of the
regulations. For more information, please contact the
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) department at 206-239-1728.
General requirements
The unit must include a living room, kitchen,
bathroom and one living/sleeping room for every two
family members.
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Ceilings and walls must be in good condition, with
no large cracks, holes, peeling or chipping paint or
loose plaster.
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Floors must be in good condition. The floor
covering must not be curling or have loose edges or
holes.
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Windows, including sills, frames and sashes, must
be in good operating condition and must open and
close. There can be no broken, cracked or missing
window panes. Windows must have permanently
attached, adequate locks.
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All rooms must have either two working outlets or
one working outlet and an overhead light or light
fixture.
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All outlets, switches and electrical boxes must
have covers with no exposed or fraying wires. All
electrical splices must be properly contained in
junction boxes with covers.
Kitchen
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All stove burners must work. If the stove is
equipped with a pilot light, the pilot light must
light the burners.
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The oven must work and its door must close
tightly. All parts must be functional, including the
oven door seal gasket.
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The refrigerator door gasket must be attached to
the door, forming a proper seal.
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The sink must have hot and cold running water and
a drain with a trap. The sink must be properly
hooked to a sewer line. Neither the faucet nor the
sink can leak or drip.
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There must be adequate food preparation and
storage areas, with adequate means to dispose of
food wastes.
Bathrooms
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There must be a private flush toilet fastened
tightly to the floor.
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The bathroom sink must meet the same criteria as
the kitchen sink.
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There must be a bathtub or shower.
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There must be adequate ventilation either from an
operable window or an exhaust fan.
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There can be no rotten or weak areas in the floor,
nor any water damage.
Bedrooms or sleeping rooms
Windows must open and be large enough to us as an
emergency exit. There must be a door which can be
closed.
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