Columbia Court — HUD inspection scores

Public housing · 65 E Columbia Ave, Muskegon Heights, MI 49444

Latest published score NSPIRE
48 Failing
out of 100 Inspected March 13, 2025

Scores higher than 1% of Michigan’s 1,136 currently scored properties · state median 93

Under NSPIRE, a score below 60 is failing; 60–79 puts a property on a more frequent inspection cycle.

What a failing score sets in motion

HUD refers a failing development for enforcement: the owner surveys what the inspection found, corrects it, and documents both back to HUD. Inspections speed up too — scoring below 80 already means a roughly annual cycle. A failing score does not by itself close a building, end its subsidy, or mean anyone has to move; most failing properties are re-inspected and recover. More on failing scores.

This development’s physical score also rolls uphill into Muskegon Heights Housing Commission’s own assessment by HUD — its full portfolio shows how many of its developments are failing at once.

If you live here: conditions in your unit go first to the housing authority that runs it. If that goes nowhere, HUD’s Public and Indian Housing customer service line is 1-800-955-2232. A voucher unit’s own inspection is a separate system — check your own results.

100 80 60 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 HUD replaced REAC scoring with NSPIRE in 2023. Scores on either side of this line come from different standards and are not directly comparable. REAC → NSPIRE · 2023 May 19, 2000 — scored 84 (REAC (UPCS)) June 26, 2001 — scored 64.84 (REAC (UPCS)) April 10, 2002 — scored 95.15 (REAC (UPCS)) April 15, 2004 — scored 60.38 (REAC (UPCS)) September 19, 2005 — scored 81.65 (REAC (UPCS)) August 2, 2006 — scored 77.92 (REAC (UPCS)) August 8, 2007 — scored 84.24 (REAC (UPCS)) January 17, 2008 — scored 69.44 (REAC (UPCS)) March 4, 2009 — scored 90.74 (REAC (UPCS)) July 9, 2013 — scored 85 (REAC (UPCS)) June 10, 2015 — scored 85 (REAC (UPCS)) May 2, 2017 — scored 57 (REAC (UPCS)) October 3, 2018 — scored 79 (REAC (UPCS)) March 13, 2025 — scored 48 (NSPIRE)
Scores as published by HUD. NSPIRE (2023–) and REAC (2000–2023) scores come from different standards and are not directly comparable.
Inspection date Score Standard
March 13, 2025 48 NSPIRE
October 3, 2018 79 REAC (UPCS)
May 2, 2017 57 REAC (UPCS)
June 10, 2015 85 REAC (UPCS)
July 9, 2013 85 REAC (UPCS)
March 4, 2009 90.74 REAC (UPCS)
January 17, 2008 69.44 REAC (UPCS)
August 8, 2007 84.24 REAC (UPCS)
August 2, 2006 77.92 REAC (UPCS)
September 19, 2005 81.65 REAC (UPCS)
April 15, 2004 60.38 REAC (UPCS)
April 10, 2002 95.15 REAC (UPCS)
June 26, 2001 64.84 REAC (UPCS)
May 19, 2000 84 REAC (UPCS)

HUD's published files sample the record: each snapshot carries a property's latest score at publication, so an inspection can be missing between snapshots, and no inspections conducted 2010–2012 appear in any file HUD still publishes. History here is assembled from every file HUD offers.