24 CFR § 115.311 - Testing.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s115.311"
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title: "24 CFR § 115.311 - Testing."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "115.311"
section_name: "Testing."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "115"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION AND FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 3601-19; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 19074, Apr. 16, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 115.311 Testing.

The following requirements apply to testing activities funded under the FHAP:

(a) The testing must be done in accordance with a HUD-approved testing methodology;

(b) Testers must receive training or be experienced in testing procedures and techniques.

(c) Testers and the organizations conducting tests, and the employees and agents of these organizations may not:

(1) Have an economic interest in the outcome of the test, without prejudice to the right of any person or entity to recover damages for any cognizable injury;

(2) Be a relative or acquaintance of any party in a case;

(3) Have had any employment or other affiliation, within five years, with the person or organization to be tested; or

(4) Be a competitor of the person or organization to be tested in the listing, rental, sale, or financing of real estate.

[72 FR 19074, Apr. 16, 2007, as amended at 89 FR 22942, Apr. 3, 2024]