As energy efficiency becomes an increasingly important focus for property owners and managers, understanding the need for energy audits and the benefits of conducting them is crucial. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has specific guidelines for energy audits, and one of the most important assessments is the Level 1 Energy Audit. This blog post will explain what a HUD Level 1 Energy Audit is and why Lumina Compliance should be your trusted partner in conducting these essential audits.

If it's been since 2015 or earlier since your last Capital Needs Assessment, then 2025 is the year you’ll need to get a CNA done according to HUD—and Lumina Compliance is here to make the process seamless and stress-free.

Part of the Lumina Compliance Lunch & Learn Webinar Series. On this webinar, viewers will learn what the most common areas of non-compliance are at HUD properties, what the current accessibility regulations are at HUD properties, and why your property needs to be proactive and have accessibility plans. Lumina Partners CEO Greg Proctor and Lumina Compliance Vice President Andy Reithel join us on this webinar.

HUD has recently published civil penalty amounts for Fair Housing violations. They aren’t cheap. HUD is also putting money into a Private Enforcement Initiative for Fair Housing.

On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the pending publication of the Final Inspection Standards Notice for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) in the Federal Register. Lumina Compliance walks you through some of the in’s and out’s in this post.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register. HUD is considering revising the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) implementing regulation at 24 C.F.R. part 8 and requests public comment to assist HUD in considering potential revisions.