source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-ii-a-classifications-and-ineligible-characteristics
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Classifications
    and Ineligible Characteristics (10/15/2019)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Classifications
    and Ineligible Characteristics (10/15/2019).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-ii-a-classifications-and-ineligible-characteristics-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-ii-a-classifications-and-ineligible-characteristics-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — a. Classifications
    and Ineligible Characteristics (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 — a. Classifications
      and Ineligible Characteristics (10/15/2019)
    source_class: hud-handbook
    source_url: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-handbook-4000-1
    snapshot_id: 8c03836f77f317e1
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T00:28:40Z'
    content_hash: sha256:411430f29b13f9b54a2ebb0e6f6e7087ecd2b90d0da22eb0c8c792eaa2d7d0df
    paragraph_quote: 'a. Classifications and Ineligible Characteristics (10/15/2019)
      i. Classifications Condominium classifications eligible for Condominium Project
      Approval include: • Existing Construction; • Complete Condominium Project; •
      Conversions: II. ORIGINATION THROUGH POST-CLOSING/ENDORSEMENT C. Condominium
      Project Approval 2. Project Eligibility Handbook 4000.1 778 Last Revised: 11/26/2025
      o Gut Rehab (completed) o Non-Gut Rehab • Two- to Four-Unit Condominium Project;
      • Manufactured Housing; and • Leasehold Interest. ii. Ineligible Characteristics
      FHA will not approve Condominium Projects with the following characteristics:
      • cooperative ownership; • condominium hotel or condotel; • mandatory rental
      pooling agreements that require Unit owners to either rent their Units or give
      a management firm control over the occupancy of the Units; • timeshare or segmented
      ownership projects; • multi-dwelling condominiums (more than one dwelling per
      Condominium Unit); • houseboat project; • continuing care facility; • Coastal
      Barrier Resources System location; or • subject to adverse determination for
      significant issues as identified by FHA.'
  judgment: false
