source:
  type: regulation
  id: usda-hb-3555-12.18
  authority: USDA Technical Handbook HB-1-3555 §12.18 — Builder Warranty
  description: "USDA HB-1-3555 §12.18 (Builder Warranty). Gap-fill (verbatim). \n"
obligations:
- id: usda-hb-3555-12.18-0
  canonical_id: usda-hb-3555-12.18-0
  section: USDA HB-1-3555 12.18 — Builder Warranty
  description: '12.18 Builder Warranty: ILDER WARRANTY A builder’s warranty will be provided to the borrower in
    accordance with Paragraph 12.9B.'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - usda-hb-3555
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: USDA Technical Handbook HB-1-3555 §12.18 — Builder Warranty
    source_class: usda-handbook-hb-1-3555
    source_url: https://www.rd.usda.gov/resources/directives/handbooks
    snapshot_id: 0466acd1ea2d17a4
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:22ac6f998ff72578e318fca138ebe80fb18ae2fc701eb5936172f1842679a13a
    paragraph_quote: ILDER WARRANTY A builder’s warranty will be provided to the borrower in accordance with Paragraph
      12.9B.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim from HB-1-3555 §12.18 body (max-gap occurrence), snapshot 0466acd1ea2d17a4; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: usda-hb-3555-12.18-1
  canonical_id: usda-hb-3555-12.18-1
  section: USDA HB-1-3555 12.18 — Builder Warranty
  description: '12.18 Builder Warranty: 05-05-25) PN 640 Guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless
    expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance
    that is not available through their guidance portal, except to establish historical facts.'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - usda-hb-3555
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: USDA Technical Handbook HB-1-3555 §12.18 — Builder Warranty
    source_class: usda-handbook-hb-1-3555
    source_url: https://www.rd.usda.gov/resources/directives/handbooks
    snapshot_id: 0466acd1ea2d17a4
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:22ac6f998ff72578e318fca138ebe80fb18ae2fc701eb5936172f1842679a13a
    paragraph_quote: 05-05-25) PN 640 Guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized
      by statute or incorporated into a contract. USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available
      through their guidance portal, except to establish historical facts.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim from HB-1-3555 §12.18 body (max-gap occurrence), snapshot 0466acd1ea2d17a4; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
