source:
  type: guide
  id: va-m26-7-ch12-t09
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 9 — Coastal
    Barrier Resources System
  description: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 9 — Coastal
    Barrier Resources System.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: va-m26-7-ch12-t09-full
  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch12-t09-full
  section: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 9 — Coastal Barrier
    Resources System
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - va
  - va-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 9 — Coastal
      Barrier Resources System
    source_class: va-handbook
    source_url: https://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp
    snapshot_id: 824171a914866a59
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T01:53:53Z'
    content_hash: sha256:71efd8bb39bb5596ad194f1b13e6f979cfa1afbf5566e897e26836fc1ab0429e
    paragraph_quote: '9. Coastal Barrier Resources System Change Date March 28, 2019
      • This chapter has been revised in its entirety. a. Eligibility Properties located
      in Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) areas are not eligible for an appraisal.
      b. Appraiser Responsibilities Appraisers who perform appraisals for VA near
      the Atlantic Ocean, the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean Sea
      must be familiar with any CBRS areas. If the appraiser finds that a property
      on which an appraisal has been ordered is located in a CBRS area, the appraiser
      must stop work and promptly notify the lender. VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised Chapter
      12: Minimum Property Requirements 12-15'
  judgment: false
