5.10.7 Time for Completion of Repairs

A. Appendix 5, Section A.5.7 requires that all repairs and alterations be identified as either critical or noncritical. Critical repairs are further identified as either Life Safety or Accessibility. The “Life Safety” repairs address any hazards to life and health, while the “Accessibility” repairs are to correct accessibility deficiencies. While these are not mutually exclusive, only one designation may be applied to each repair or alteration. All other repairs and alterations are Non-Critical repairs.

B. Life Safety Critical repairs must be completed prior to Endorsement.

C. Accessibility Critical repairs must be completed prior to endorsement. When completion prior to endorsement is not possible due to an extensive scope, the repairs must be done as soon as possible within twelve months of closing. The time required to complete each repair must be identified as a number of months, no greater than twelve. The months identified must reasonably demonstrate “as soon as possible” and should be supported with reasons considering the difficulty and the scale of the work, external factors such as the weather, labor market, and logistics, such as scheduling.

D. For any Accessibility repairs that are proposed to exceed twelve months, a corrective action plan must be referred to HUD headquarters to the attention of the Director of Technical Support in the Office of Multifamily Housing Production, who will determine whether the proposed corrective action plan is acceptable.

E. Non-Critical repairs must be scheduled to begin promptly after closing and timely completed within twelve months of the endorsement. The MF Regional Center/Satellite Office Director may approve an extended period not to exceed six additional months for unusual circumstances (e.g., work constrained by weather conditions or work requiring temporary relocation of elderly or disabled tenants). A program of repairs and alterations, which, because of scale or quantity, is reasonably expected to require more than a year to complete should be reconsidered as substantial rehabilitation.