Are passage doors part of the NSPIRE inspection?

• A. Exterior doors only
• B. Non-passage doors included, but not passage doors
• C. All interior doors
• D. Passage doors are part of the NSPIRE inspection

Answer: (D)

Passage doors are included because NSPIRE inspections cover doors that you actually pass through to move through a unit or to common spaces. These doors affect safety, privacy, and egress, so inspectors assess their operation and condition—how they open and close, how they latch, how they align in the frame, and whether the clearance around them is safe. If a passage door sticks, rubs, or doesn’t close properly, it can impede a quick exit in an emergency or create other hazards, which NSPIRE aims to identify and address.

Exterior doors are inspected too, but that doesn’t exclude interior passage doors from being part of the inspection. The option that excludes passage doors would miss a critical safety and usability component, and while there are interior doors that aren’t passage doors, the focus of the NSPIRE scope includes the doors you pass through to move through the space.