{"id":"SEC-14-010","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"14","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"HUD, FHA","authority":"24 C.F.R. part 203; HUD Handbook 4000.1","instrument":"Mortgagee Letter 2020-05","title":"Re-verification of Employment and Exterior-Only and Desktop-Only Appraisal Scope of Work Options for FHA Single Family Programs Impacted by COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-27 for appraisal inspections completed on or before May 17, 2020 (extended by ML 2020-14, -20, -28, -37 and 2021-06 to June 30, 2021)","end":"2021-06-30","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["mortgagees and appraisers"],"clause":"FHA Single Family\u0027s Exterior-Only or Desktop-Only Appraisal inspection scope of work options... allowing exceptions for Exterior-Only... In recognition of the current situation throughout the country","enforcement":"FHA program requirements","functions":["AP interior inspections replaced by exterior-only and desktop appraisals","CL","CB"],"notes":"The compelled substitute: FHA\u0027s stated predicate is the stay-home and distancing orders that limited entry into homes","sourceUrl":"https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/20-05hsgml.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":117215,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-14","url":"/library/SEC-14-010","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-14-010","citation":"HUD, FHA, Mortgagee Letter 2020-05 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-010)","stateName":"","related":[]}