80 FR 62087 - Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Points of Contact for Lienholders To Ensure Payment of Taxes Liens and Other Types of Liens on FHA Acquired Single Family Properties
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
| Page Range | 62087-62088 | |
| FR Document | 2015-26167 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 62087-62088] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26167] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5823-N-01] Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Points of Contact for Lienholders To Ensure Payment of Taxes Liens and Other Types of Liens 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This Notice proactively provides lienholders of single family properties acquired by FHA in payment of mortgage insurance claims with FHA points of contact to ensure payment of tax liens and other types of liens on these single family properties. FHA uses contractors to manage these properties and make property charge payments. Inadvertently at times, these payments remain unpaid. This Notice provides direction for taxing authorities and similarly situated entities such as homeowners associations owed money for finding the proper point of contact at HUD for payment. As litigation to enforce liens should be a last resort, HUD is providing these specific points of contact that lienholders can use to obtain payment and avoid litigation. Through a related notice published elsewhere in today's Federal Register, HUD provides separate points of contact for payment of taxes and other property charges which have not risen to lien status. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, HUD is publishing an interpretive rule regarding the procedures to be followed in bringing an action to foreclose HUD's ownership interest in properties with such liens that are unpaid. 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 This Notice provides lienholders on single family properties acquired by FHA in payment of mortgage insurance claims with a Point of Contact in each of the four Homeownership Centers (HOCs). Each one of the four HOCs contains in its organizational structure the FHA operations staff who oversee much of the day-to-day work regarding FHA programs. Each HOC oversees on average 13 states/jurisdictions for FHA activities and has a Real Estate Owned (REO) division that handles the day-to-day oversight of FHA's acquired properties so they are (1) protected from vandalism and deterioration and (2) aggressively marketed for as high a price as possible. This Notice provides that the HUD offices that manage these properties are the proper recipients for tax bills and billings of a similar nature. In most cases, having a known point of contact to send billings should obviate the need to have to bring suit against HUD to levy on a property. II. Points of Contact and Procedure HUD's FHA single family REO properties are managed and marketed out of four HOCs that are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Denver, Colorado; and Santa Ana, California (with counsel for Santa Ana being located in San Francisco). Tax bills, condominium and homeowner association fee billings, and billings for special assessments on properties owned by FHA that have arisen to lien status are to be sent to the attention of the director of the FHA REO Divisions in the HOC which has jurisdiction over the property that is subject to the taxes and/or fees. These bills should be sent in a timely manner to the appropriate HOC so that the HOC can remit payment promptly to avoid need for litigation to enforce any liens associated with such billings. Philadelphia HOC--has jurisdiction over properties located in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. The Philadelphia REO Director is the point of contact and can be reached by calling 1-800-CALLFHA (1-800-225-5342) or by writing to: Attention: Single Family HOC-REO Division, U.S. [[Page 62088]] Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380. Atlanta HOC--has jurisdiction over properties located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Florida. The Atlanta REO Director is the point of contact and can be reached by calling 1-800-CALLFHA (1-800-225-5342) or by writing to: Attention: Single Family HOC-REO Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Five Points Plaza, 40 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA 30303- 2806. Denver HOC--has jurisdiction over properties located in the Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The Denver REO Director is the point of contact and can be reached by calling 1-800-CALLFHA (1-800-225-5342) or by writing to: Attention: Single Family HOC-REO Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, UMB Plaza, 1670 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80202-4801. Santa Ana HOC--has jurisdiction over properties located in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Guam and Arizona. The Santa Ana REO Director is the point of contact and can be reached by calling 1-800-CALLFHA (1-800-225-5342) or by writing to: Attention: Single Family HOC-REO Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Santa Ana Federal Building, 34 Civic Center Plaza, Room 7015, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4003. If the addresses of the HOCs and POCs change over time, HUD will inform the public of such changes as promptly as possible by Federal Register Notice or other means of mass communication. Dated: October 7, 2015. Edward L. Golding, Principal Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing. [FR Doc. 2015-26167 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment SUMMARY: This Notice proactively contains in its organizational structure
This notice is soliciting comments provides lienholders of single family the FHA operations staff who oversee
from members of the public and affected properties acquired by FHA in payment much of the day-to-day work regarding
parties concerning the collection of of mortgage insurance claims with FHA FHA programs. Each HOC oversees on
information described in section A on points of contact to ensure payment of average 13 states/jurisdictions for FHA
tax liens and other types of liens on activities and has a Real Estate Owned
the following:
these single family properties. FHA uses (REO) division that handles the day-to-
(1) Whether the proposed collection
contractors to manage these properties day oversight of FHA’s acquired
of information is necessary for the
and make property charge payments. properties so they are (1) protected from
proper performance of the functions of
Inadvertently at times, these payments vandalism and deterioration and (2)
the agency, including whether the
remain unpaid. This Notice provides aggressively marketed for as high a price
information will have practical utility;
direction for taxing authorities and as possible. This Notice provides that
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
similarly situated entities such as the HUD offices that manage these
estimate of the burden of the proposed
homeowners associations owed money properties are the proper recipients for
collection of information;
for finding the proper point of contact tax bills and billings of a similar nature.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
at HUD for payment. As litigation to In most cases, having a known point of
utility, and clarity of the information to contact to send billings should obviate
be collected; and enforce liens should be a last resort,
HUD is providing these specific points the need to have to bring suit against
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of HUD to levy on a property.
the collection of information on those of contact that lienholders can use to
who are to respond; including through obtain payment and avoid litigation. II. Points of Contact and Procedure
the use of appropriate automated Through a related notice published
elsewhere in today’s Federal Register, HUD’s FHA single family REO
collection techniques or other forms of properties are managed and marketed
information technology, e.g., permitting HUD provides separate points of contact
for payment of taxes and other property out of four HOCs that are located in
electronic submission of responses. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta,
HUD encourages interested parties to charges which have not risen to lien
status. Elsewhere in today’s Federal Georgia; Denver, Colorado; and Santa
submit comment in response to these Ana, California (with counsel for Santa
questions. Register, HUD is publishing an
interpretive rule regarding the Ana being located in San Francisco).
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Tax bills, condominium and
procedures to be followed in bringing an
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35. homeowner association fee billings, and
action to foreclose HUD’s ownership
Dated: October 8, 2015. billings for special assessments on
interest in properties with such liens
properties owned by FHA that have
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arisen to lien status are to be sent to the
Department Reports Management Officer, DATES: Effective date: October 15, 2015. attention of the director of the FHA REO
Office of the Chief Information Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Divisions in the HOC which has
[FR Doc. 2015–26271 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] Ivery Himes, Director, Office of Single jurisdiction over the property that is
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Family Asset Management, Office of subject to the taxes and/or fees. These
Housing, Department of Housing and bills should be sent in a timely manner
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., to the appropriate HOC so that the HOC
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Room 9172, Washington, DC 20410– can remit payment promptly to avoid
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 8000, telephone number 202–708–1672. need for litigation to enforce any liens
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons associated with such billings.
[Docket No. FR–5823–N–01] with hearing or speech impairments Philadelphia HOC—has jurisdiction
may access this number through TTY by over properties located in Maine,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA): calling the toll-free Federal Relay Vermont, New Hampshire,
Points of Contact for Lienholders To Service at 800–877–8339. Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Ensure Payment of Taxes Liens and Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Other Types of Liens on FHA Acquired
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Delaware, Maryland, District of
Single Family Properties I. Background Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia,
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant This Notice provides lienholders on Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.
Secretary for Housing-FHA single family properties acquired by The Philadelphia REO Director is the
Commissioner, HUD. FHA in payment of mortgage insurance point of contact and can be reached by
claims with a Point of Contact in each calling 1–800–CALLFHA (1–800–225–
ACTION: Notice of FHA points of contact
of the four Homeownership Centers 5342) or by writing to: Attention: Single
for payment.
(HOCs). Each one of the four HOCs Family HOC–REO Division, U.S.
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Department of Housing and Urban DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND I. Background
Development, The Wanamaker URBAN DEVELOPMENT HUD contracts with private
Building, 100 Penn Square East, Management and Marketing (M&M)
[Docket No. FR–5823–N–02]
Philadelphia, PA 19107–3380. contractors to handle the sale of its
Atlanta HOC—has jurisdiction over Federal Housing Administration (FHA): inventory of single family acquired
properties located in Illinois, Indiana, Points of Contact To Ensure Payment properties. HUD published a delegation
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, of Taxes and Homeowners Association of authority, authorizing its M&M
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Fees and Other Property Charges That contractor to act on behalf of HUD in
Mississippi, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Have Not Arisen to Lien Status on FHA matters regarding the management and
and Florida. Acquired Single Family Properties sale of residential property acquired by
HUD, including the direct payment of
The Atlanta REO Director is the point AGENCY: Office of the Assistant association fees, taxes and other
of contact and can be reached by calling Secretary for Housing-FHA property charges that have not risen to
1–800–CALLFHA (1–800–225–5342) or Commissioner, HUD. lien status due to nonpayment of these
by writing to: Attention: Single Family ACTION: Notice of FHA points of contact charges on its real estate owned (REO)
HOC–REO Division, U.S. Department of for payment. inventory.
Housing and Urban Development, Five
SUMMARY: This Notice proactively II. Points of Contact and Procedure
Points Plaza, 40 Marietta Street, Atlanta,
provides taxing authorities and others In most cases, having a known point
GA 30303–2806.
that are owed money on HUD-owned of contact for payment of billings should
Denver HOC—has jurisdiction over single family properties acquired by expedite the payment of taxes,
properties located in the Montana, payment of FHA mortgage insurance association fees and other property
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, claims, points of contact to ensure charges that have not risen to lien status
Wisconsin, Wyoming, Iowa, Nebraska, payment of taxes, homeowners under state law on HUD-owned single
Colorado, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, New association fees and other property family properties acquired by payment
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and charges that have not risen to lien status of FHA mortgage insurance claims. HUD
Louisiana. under state law on these properties. requests that all invoices or inquiries
The Denver REO Director is the point FHA uses contractors to manage these pertaining to such unpaid property
of contact and can be reached by calling properties and make property charge charges be remitted to the appropriate
payments. Inadvertently at times, these geographical M&M contractor. In order
1–800–CALLFHA (1–800–225–5342) or
payments may remain unpaid. This to assist taxing authorities and
by writing to: Attention: Single Family
Notice provides direction for taxing homeowner associations, or other
HOC–REO Division, U.S. Department of authorities and associations owed
Housing and Urban Development, UMB municipal entities, identify the
money (where there is no lien) for appropriate M&M contractor to remit
Plaza, 1670 Broadway, Denver, Colorado finding the appropriate proper point of
80202–4801. invoices, HUD has provided the
contact for payment. Through a related following link that will identify by the
Santa Ana HOC—has jurisdiction over notice published elsewhere in today’s state or portion of a state in which a
properties located in Alaska, Hawaii, Federal Register, HUD provides specific property is located, the contact
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, separate points of contact for payment information for the geographically
California, Guam and Arizona. of taxes and property charges which responsible M&M contractor as follows:
The Santa Ana REO Director is the have risen to lien status. As litigation to http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/
enforce liens should be a last resort, HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/
point of contact and can be reached by
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calling 1–800–CALLFHA (1–800–225–
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5342) or by writing to: Attention: Single others can use to obtain payment in lien
Family HOC–REO Division, U.S. hyperlink located at the bottom of the
cases and avoid litigation. Elsewhere in page.
Department of Housing and Urban today’s Federal Register, HUD is also
Development, Santa Ana Federal For further information or for
publishing an interpretive rule additional assistance in identifying the
Building, 34 Civic Center Plaza, Room regarding the procedures to be followed
7015, Santa Ana, CA 92701–4003. appropriate M&M contractor to contact,
in bringing an action to foreclose HUD’s place contact the FHA Resource Center
If the addresses of the HOCs and ownership interest in properties when at 1–800–CALLFHA (800–225–5342).
POCs change over time, HUD will these property charges have risen to lien
status due to nonpayment of the taxes, Dated: October 7, 2015.
inform the public of such changes as
fees and other charges. Edward L. Golding,
promptly as possible by Federal
DATES: Effective date: October 15, 2015. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Register Notice or other means of mass
Housing.
communication. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2015–26169 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]
Dated: October 7, 2015. Ivery Himes, Director, Office of Single
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
Family Asset Management, Office of
Edward L. Golding,
Housing, Department of Housing and
Principal Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Housing. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
Room 9172, Washington, DC 20410–
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[FR Doc. 2015–26167 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] URBAN DEVELOPMENT
8000, telephone number 202–708–1672
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P (this is not a toll-free number). Persons [Docket No. FR–5823–D–01]
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by Redelegation of Authority Within the
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Office of General Counsel
Service at 800–877–8339. AGENCY: Office of General Counsel,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD.
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| Action | Notice of FHA points of contact for payment. | |
| Dates | Effective date: October 15, 2015. | |
| 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. | |
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