Inspectors Lookup

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The Inspector Lookup Function

A fee inspector is an independent consultant approved by the FHA to perform compliance inspection for a fee. The Inspector Lookup function allows users to request the FHA's roster of approved fee inspectors and determine the inspector to be used for a new FHA case. The inspector list provides information on the Inspectors' name, ID number, address, phone number, status, and HUD Field Office jurisdiction. The list can be requested based on inspector's location, ID number, last name, status, and/or 203k approval status.

To run Inspector Lookup, in development post your data to: https://hwvauwd491.hud.gov/b2b/lists/inspxml.cfm
To run Inspector Lookup, in production post your data to: https://entp.hud.gov/b2b/lists/inspxml.cfm

Example Input File

<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes' ?>
<MULTICASEDATA MISMOVersionID = '1.0'>
	<PROCESSSTATUS>
		<ProcessStatusRequestor>ATSB2B_DEV</ProcessStatusRequestor>
		<ProcessStatusCode>Query</ProcessStatusCode>
	</PROCESSSTATUS>
	<CASEDATA>
		<PARTY PARTYID=' ' PartyType='Inspector'>
			<LicenseStatusInformation CurentLicenseStatus=' ' />
			<PartySurName>Barry</PartySurName>
			<SSN>Barry</SSN>
			<State>MD</State>
			<City>Monrovia</City>
			<PostalCode>21770</PostalCode>
		</PARTY>
	</CASEDATA>
</MULTICASEDATA>

End of Input Fields for Inspector Lookup

Data Item	Valid Entries	Description
<PROCESSSTATUS> <ProcessStatusRequestor>	Up to 36 Alphanumeric characters	(Required Entry) Name of company issuing request.
<PROCESSSTATUS> <ProcessStatusCode>	Query	(Optional entry) All lookups are query mode.
<PARTY PARTYID='VALUE' PartyType='Inspector'>	VALUE: Four-character Inspector ID	Four-character identifier issued to the inspector by one of HUD's Homeownership Centers (HOCs).
<PARTY><PartySurName>	Valid name	Full or partial last name of the inspector(s) for which the list is requested.
<PARTY><SSN>	Valid SSN	Social Security Number of the inspector(s) for which the list is requested.
<PARTY><State>	Postal Abbreviation of Full State name	State for which the list is requested.
<PARTY><City>	Name of city	Full or partial city name for which the list is requested.
<PARTY><PostalCode>	Zip code (numerical only)	Zip code for wich the list is requested.
<PARTY><LicenseStatusInformation CurrentLicenseStatus = 'VALUE'>	Valid Values: - Active - Terminated - Both	FHA-approval status of the inspector for which the list is requested.

Information Returned:

If the request is rejected, a process status code "Error" will be displayed in the <ProcessStatusCode> field. The error message(s) explaining the reason(s) for rejection will be displayed in the <ProcessStatusMessage> field.

Sample Output File:

<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes' ?>
<MULTICASEDATA MISMOVersionID="1.0">
	<CASEDATA CASEDATAID="1">
		<PROCESSSTATUS>
			<ProcessStatusCode>Success</ProcessStatusCode> 
			<ProcessStatusMessage sCode="1">Returned 1 inspector records</ProcessStatusMessage> 
		</PROCESSSTATUS>
		<PARTY PARTYID="2830" PartyType="Inspector" LicenseInitialActiveDate ="" LicenseExpirationDate ="">
			<PartyName>PORTER, WILLIAM W</PartySurName>
			<LicenseStatusInformation CurentLicenseStatus=' ' />
			<Address1>8382 AVELEY FARM RD.</Address1> 
			<City>EASTON</City>
			<State>MD</State> 
			<PostalCode>2160100000</PostalCode> 
			<CONTACTDETAIL>
				<CONTACTPOINT ContactPointType="Phone">
					<ContactPointValue>4108208022></ContactPointValue> 
				</CONTACTPOINT>
			</CONTACTDETAIL>
		</PARTY>
		<FHAVA>
			<FHAVA203KApproved>Yes</FHAVA203KApproved>
		</FHAVA>
	</CASEDATA>
<MULTICASEDATA>

End of Output Fields for Inspector Lookup

Data Item	Description
<PROCESSSTATUS> <ProcessStatusCode>	Result of the request. See below for values and meanings.
<PROCESSSTATUS> <ProcessStatusMessage sCode='1'>	sCode is used to uniquely identify each message.
<PARTY PARTYID="2830" PartyType="Inspector">	Inspector's license ID.
<PARTY><PartyName>	Inspector's name. Format: Last Name, First Name M.I.
<PARTY><Address1>	Street address of inspector.
<PARTY><City>	City City name.
<PARTY><State>	State abbreviation.
<PARTY><PostalCode>	Zip code.
<PARTY><CONTACTDETAIL><CONTACTPOINT ContactPointType="Phone"><ContactPointValue>	Phone number of contact.
<PARTY><LicenseStatusInformation CurrentLicenseStatus="Active" >	Status of inspector's license.
<FHAVA><FHAVAFieldOficeCode>	Field office code.
<FHAVA><FHAVA203kApproved>	Indicates if the inspector is authorized to process 203k cases.

ProcessStatusCode Values:

End of ProcessStatusCode Values

SuccessNoUpdatesAllowed	This indicates that the request has been successfully processed against the database and the results are available.
Error	This indicates that an error has occurred. Please see the <ProcessStatusMessage> for details.