source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-ii-1-definitions
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — 1. Definitions
    (10/15/2019)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — 1. Definitions
    (10/15/2019).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-ii-1-definitions-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-ii-1-definitions-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — 1. Definitions
    (10/15/2019)
  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 II — 1. Definitions
      (10/15/2019)
    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: '1. Definitions (10/15/2019) Handbook 4000.1 777 Last Revised:
      11/26/2025 C. CONDOMINIUM PROJECT APPROVAL Condominium Project Approval can
      be issued by FHA staff through the HUD Review and Approval Process (HRAP) or
      by an FHA-approved Mortgagee through the Direct Endorsement Lender Review and
      Approval Process (DELRAP). Mortgagees with Unconditional DELRAP Authority are
      authorized to review condominium documentation, determine Condominium Project
      eligibility, and certify to compliance with section 203(b) of the National Housing
      Act and 24 CFR Part 203 of FHA’s regulations as part of the Condominium Project
      Approval process. 1. Definitions (10/15/2019) Condominium Project refers to
      a project in which one-family Dwelling Units are attached, semi- detached, detached,
      or Manufactured Home units, and in which owners hold an undivided interest in
      Common Elements. Common Elements refer to the Condominium Project’s common areas
      and facilities including underlying land and buildings, driveways, parking areas,
      elevators, outside hallways, recreation and landscaped areas, and other elements
      described in the condominium declaration. Condominium Unit (Unit) refers to
      real estate consisting of a one-family Dwelling Unit in a Condominium Project.
      Infrastructure refers to the Condominium Project’s streets, storm water management,
      water and sewage systems, and utilities, along with the Condominium Project’s
      Common Elements and any similar items, called for in the Condominium Project
      or Legal Phase. Condominium Project Approval refers to the process to determine
      a Condominium Project’s compliance with FHA’s Condominium Project Approval requirements.
      Approved Condominium Project refers to a Condominium Project that meets FHA
      Condominium Project Approval requirements as determined by review under DELRAP
      or HRAP. Condominium Association refers to the organization, regardless of its
      formal legal name, that consists of homeowners within a Condominium Project
      for the purpose of managing the financial and common-area assets. 2. Project
      Eligibility'
  judgment: false
