24 CFR § 221.320 - Certificate or statement of condition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s221.320"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 221.320 - Certificate or statement of condition."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "221.320"
section_name: "Certificate or statement of condition."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MORTGAGE AND LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAMS UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "221"
part_name: "LOW COST AND MODERATE INCOME MORTGAGE INSURANCE—SAVINGS CLAUSE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1715b, 1715l, and 1735d; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 24587, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "221"
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# 221.320 Certificate or statement of condition.

(a) At the time of the assignment of the mortgage or conveyance of the property to the Commissioner, the mortgagee shall, as of the date of the filing for record of the deed or assignment,

(1) Certify that the conditions of § 221.305(a) have been met; or

(2) Submit a statement describing any such damage that may still exist.

(b) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the mortgagee's certificate or its statement as to damage shall be accepted by the Commissioner as establishing the condition of the family unit and the common areas and facilities including restricted common areas and facilities designated for the particular unit.