source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-v-c-debarment
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Debarment
    (09/14/2015)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Debarment
    (09/14/2015).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-v-c-debarment-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-v-c-debarment-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Debarment
    (09/14/2015)
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fha
  - hud-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Debarment
      (09/14/2015)
    source_class: hud-handbook
    source_url: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-handbook-4000-1
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    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T00:28:40Z'
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    paragraph_quote: 'c. Debarment (09/14/2015) Violations of statutes or serious
      or repeated violations of FHA requirements may lead to the debarment of an individual
      or other FHA program participant. i. Definition Debarment is a final determination
      by an authorizing official that the individual has engaged in prohibited conduct
      and is not presently responsible. Debarment excludes an individual from participating
      in most federal government programs for a specified period of time. ii. Cause
      FHA may debar an individual for the reasons listed in 2 CFR § 180.800, including,
      but not limited to: • criminal conviction or civil judgment for commission of
      fraud in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public
      or private agreement or transaction; • criminal conviction or civil judgment
      for commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction
      of records, making false statements, tax evasion, receiving stolen property,
      making false claims, or obstruction of justice; • criminal conviction or civil
      judgment for violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; • criminal conviction
      or civil judgment for the commission of any other offense indicating a lack
      of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects
      the individual’s present responsibilities; V. QUALITY CONTROL, OVERSIGHT, AND
      COMPLIANCE E. Enforcement 5. Actions and Sanctions Against Individuals and Other
      Program Participants Handbook 4000.1 1751 Last Revised: 11/26/2025 • violation
      of the terms of a public agreement or transaction so serious as to affect the
      integrity of an agency program; • knowingly doing business with an ineligible
      person; • failure to pay a single substantial debt, or a number of outstanding
      debts, owed to any federal agency or instrumentality, provided the debt is uncontested,
      or, if contested, provided all legal and administrative remedies have been exhausted;
      or • any other serious or compelling cause that affects the present responsibility
      of the individual. iii. Effective Date A debarment is not effective until the
      individual has received a notice of proposed debarment and has had an opportunity
      to contest the proposed debarment. After the debarring official issues a decision,
      the debarment is effective immediately. iv. Duration The period of debarment
      is based on the seriousness of the cause(s) upon which the debarment is based.
      Generally, the period of debarment should not exceed three years. However, if
      circumstances warrant, the debarring official may impose a longer period of
      debarment. v. Processing and Appeals An individual may appeal a proposed debarment
      by providing the debarring official with information in opposition to the debarment
      within 30 Days of receipt of the notice of debarment. Information may be provided
      orally or in writing; important information provided orally must also be submitted
      in writing for the official record. Debarment processing and appeal procedures
      are set forth in 2 CFR §§ 180.800–180.885.'
  judgment: false
