[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 62088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26169]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5823-N-02]


Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Points of Contact To Ensure 
Payment of Taxes and Homeowners Association Fees and Other Property 
Charges That Have Not Arisen to Lien Status on FHA Acquired Single 
Family Properties

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-FHA Commissioner, 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice of FHA points of contact for payment.

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SUMMARY: This Notice proactively provides taxing authorities and others 
that are owed money on HUD-owned single family properties acquired by 
payment of FHA mortgage insurance claims, points of contact to ensure 
payment of taxes, homeowners association fees and other property 
charges that have not risen to lien status under state law on these 
properties. FHA uses contractors to manage these properties and make 
property charge payments. Inadvertently at times, these payments may 
remain unpaid. This Notice provides direction for taxing authorities 
and associations owed money (where there is no lien) for finding the 
appropriate proper point of contact for payment. Through a related 
notice published elsewhere in today's Federal Register, HUD provides 
separate points of contact for payment of taxes and property charges 
which have risen to lien status. As litigation to enforce liens should 
be a last resort, HUD is also providing specific points of contact that 
taxing authorities and others can use to obtain payment in lien cases 
and avoid litigation. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, HUD is 
also publishing an interpretive rule regarding the procedures to be 
followed in bringing an action to foreclose HUD's ownership interest in 
properties when these property charges have risen to lien status due to 
nonpayment of the taxes, fees and other charges.

DATES: Effective date: October 15, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivery Himes, Director, Office of 
Single Family Asset Management, Office of Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 9172, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone number 202-708-1672 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    HUD contracts with private Management and Marketing (M&M) 
contractors to handle the sale of its inventory of single family 
acquired properties. HUD published a delegation of authority, 
authorizing its M&M contractor to act on behalf of HUD in matters 
regarding the management and sale of residential property acquired by 
HUD, including the direct payment of association fees, taxes and other 
property charges that have not risen to lien status due to nonpayment 
of these charges on its real estate owned (REO) inventory.

II. Points of Contact and Procedure

    In most cases, having a known point of contact for payment of 
billings should expedite the payment of taxes, association fees and 
other property charges that have not risen to lien status under state 
law on HUD-owned single family properties acquired by payment of FHA 
mortgage insurance claims. HUD requests that all invoices or inquiries 
pertaining to such unpaid property charges be remitted to the 
appropriate geographical M&M contractor. In order to assist taxing 
authorities and homeowner associations, or other municipal entities, 
identify the appropriate M&M contractor to remit invoices, HUD has 
provided the following link that will identify by the state or portion 
of a state in which a specific property is located, the contact 
information for the geographically responsible M&M contractor as 
follows: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/reo/mm/mminfo, and follow the ``AM Awardees Contact 
Information'' hyperlink located at the bottom of the page.
    For further information or for additional assistance in identifying 
the appropriate M&M contractor to contact, place contact the FHA 
Resource Center at 1-800-CALLFHA (800-225-5342).

    Dated: October 7, 2015.
Edward L. Golding,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2015-26169 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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