You're eligibility does not depend upon how clean your home is, but your ability to remain in their housing does. The inspection isn't just to do the paper work for continuing assistance, it is to make sure that the property remains in good condition, that you don't have any unapproved people or pets, and a million other things. In my home state the inspections took place every 6 months, although the cleanliness qualification was that the place was "broom-swept". They did however open cupboards and doors to ensure that everything was in working order.

I lived in a HUD home for a year when the rental unit I lived in became uninhabitable because of plumbing and heating problems in the winter which gave me an emergency status. It was a huge pain in the butt. My father worked for the sheriff's department and when he was on patrol in the area he would take his meal break at my home. Part of my rental agreement was if the police were ever called on me for any reason I would be immediately evicted. The first time my father stopped for dinner I got a call from the housing department asking why I had a patrol car at my home, I reminded them that they discovered my father was a police officer when they did my background check. They were always very nice but they definately knew what was going on in their rental units. How they knew so much I do not know. When my husband and I decided to seperate it did not even occur to me to inform them, but they actually knew before my parents did. They called to tell me that it would have to be a legal seperation with a child support order in place if I expected them to discount my husband's income reguarding our rent, along with another walk through etc for him to be released from the lease. I had not even thought of asking for a discounted rent etc., we were just take a break to think and regroup.

Having the government as your landlord is not an easy thing. If you are evicted for a violation of the lease getting another HUD house is nearly impossible. The list is long and if you've proven that you're not able to live up to their expectations they're not willing to give you another chance. On the other hand, if you are unable to keep the house clean for example due to mental or physical limitations they will put you in touch with the approapriate Social Service agent and make sure that you get the services that you need. I didn't even know these services existed until I lived in that house. My neighbor had someone from social services come every couple of weeks to help her do her plan meals for her children and do the grocery shopping, and to teach her to cook and clean.