HUD Study Guide 2026
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📋 HUD Exam Format at a Glance
📚 HUD Topics to Study (39)
✍️ Sample HUD Questions & Answers
1. Which HUD program specifically provides funding for energy and water efficiency improvements to existing HUD-assisted multifamily housing portfolios?
The Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) was established under the Inflation Reduction Act to fund energy, water, and climate resilience improvements in HUD-assisted multifamily properties.
2. What is the primary purpose of HUD's REAC inspection program?
REAC's mission is to ensure that HUD-assisted housing is maintained in decent, safe, and sanitary condition, protecting residents and HUD's financial interests in the properties.
3. During a weatherization inspection, a HUD inspector identifies combustion appliances in a tight, well-sealed home. What is the primary safety concern?
In a tight home, combustion appliances may lack sufficient makeup air, causing negative pressure that can backdraft flue gases including carbon monoxide into the living space.
4. When a PHA abates HAP payments due to HQS violations, what happens if the owner corrects the deficiencies?
Once the owner corrects HQS deficiencies and the unit passes reinspection, HAP payments resume, but the PHA does not reimburse payments withheld during the abatement period.
5. What is the maximum height of a threshold at an accessible primary entrance under Fair Housing design standards?
HUD accessibility guidelines allow thresholds at accessible entrances to be no higher than 3/4 inch and must be beveled if above 1/4 inch.
6. Under HQS, what is the standard for electrical outlets required in habitable rooms?
HQS requires at least 2 working electrical outlets, OR at least 1 working outlet and 1 working light fixture in each habitable room.