HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance

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federal oversight body government agency component

The HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance is a federal oversight body within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that evaluates and enforces physical condition and safety standards for subsidized housing units.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Real Estate Assessment Center	3
HUD Real Estate Assessment Center	2
HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1022167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance
Context triple: [Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, monitoredBy, HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance]

A. Housing Bureau
The Housing Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for policing and ensuring safety within the city's public housing developments.
B. Office of Housing
The Office of Housing is a major division within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for federal housing programs, including mortgage insurance, multifamily housing, and regulatory oversight of housing-related activities.
C. Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998
The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that reformed public housing and Section 8 programs by promoting mixed-income communities, encouraging resident self-sufficiency, and granting housing authorities greater flexibility in managing assistance.
D. FHA 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage insurance program
The FHA 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage insurance program is a U.S. government-backed loan option that allows homebuyers and homeowners to finance both the purchase (or refinance) of a property and the cost of its repairs or renovations into a single mortgage.
E. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federal rental assistance initiative that helps low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities afford safe, decent housing in the private market.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance
Target entity description: The HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance is a federal oversight body within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that evaluates and enforces physical condition and safety standards for subsidized housing units.

A. Housing Bureau
The Housing Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for policing and ensuring safety within the city's public housing developments.
B. Office of Housing
The Office of Housing is a major division within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for federal housing programs, including mortgage insurance, multifamily housing, and regulatory oversight of housing-related activities.
C. Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998
The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that reformed public housing and Section 8 programs by promoting mixed-income communities, encouraging resident self-sufficiency, and granting housing authorities greater flexibility in managing assistance.
D. FHA 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage insurance program
The FHA 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage insurance program is a U.S. government-backed loan option that allows homebuyers and homeowners to finance both the purchase (or refinance) of a property and the cost of its repairs or renovations into a single mortgage.
E. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federal rental assistance initiative that helps low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities afford safe, decent housing in the private market.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal oversight body ⓘ government agency component ⓘ
abbreviation	REAC ⓘ
appliesStandard	Housing Quality Standards ⓘ Uniform Physical Condition Standards ⓘ
appliesTo	HUD-assisted multifamily properties ⓘ Section 8 housing units ⓘ project-based rental assistance properties ⓘ public housing units ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataUsedBy	HUD enforcement offices ⓘ HUD program offices ⓘ
dataUsedFor	enforcement decisions ⓘ funding and oversight decisions ⓘ
establishedBy	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
focus	compliance with HUD housing quality standards ⓘ health and safety hazards in housing ⓘ physical condition of buildings and sites ⓘ
fullName	Real Estate Assessment Center ⓘ linked to: HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance
function	conduct property inspections for HUD programs ⓘ enforce housing quality standards compliance ⓘ evaluate physical condition of HUD-assisted properties ⓘ identify health and safety deficiencies in housing ⓘ monitor compliance with HUD physical condition standards ⓘ provide data for risk-based monitoring of properties ⓘ score physical condition of subsidized housing units ⓘ support enforcement actions for noncompliant properties ⓘ support oversight of HUD-assisted housing ⓘ
goal	ensure safe and decent housing for HUD-assisted residents ⓘ improve physical condition of subsidized housing stock ⓘ protect health and safety of low-income tenants ⓘ
industry	housing regulation ⓘ real estate assessment ⓘ
jurisdiction	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
parentAgency	Office of Public and Indian Housing ⓘ linked to: HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing
partOf	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
programType	compliance and oversight program ⓘ
regulates	owners of HUD-assisted multifamily properties ⓘ public housing agencies receiving HUD funds ⓘ
reportsTo	Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing ⓘ
scope	nationwide HUD-assisted housing portfolio ⓘ
sector	housing ⓘ multifamily housing ⓘ public housing ⓘ
usesMethod	risk-based inspection scheduling ⓘ scoring and ranking of property conditions ⓘ standardized property inspections ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program → monitoredBy → HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance ⓘ

HUD Real Estate Assessment Center → fullName → Real Estate Assessment Center ⓘ

subject linked to: HUD Real Estate Assessment Center for housing quality standards compliance