source:
  type: regulation
  id: usda-7cfr-3555.201
  authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.201 — Site requirements
  description: '7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, §3555.201 Site requirements.
    Captured section-complete (all subsections verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.201-a
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.201-a
  section: 7 CFR §3555.201(a)
  description: 'Site requirements — (a): (a) Rural areas. Rural Development will only guarantee loans made in rural
    areas designated as rural by Rural Development. However, if a rural area designation is changed to nonrural:
    (1) Existing conditional commitments in the former rural area will be honored; (2) A supplemental loan may be
    made i…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.201
    source_class: ecfr-xml
    source_url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXV/part-3555
    snapshot_id: 60bd6fb03befa14c
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f1f884c828bb807baf369d30e1a9479648dfa62165e28511a0730ed785181a8b
    paragraph_quote: '(a) Rural areas. Rural Development will only guarantee loans made in rural areas designated
      as rural by Rural Development. However, if a rural area designation is changed to nonrural: (1) Existing conditional
      commitments in the former rural area will be honored; (2) A supplemental loan may be made in accordance with
      &#xA7; 3555.101 in conjunction with a transfer and assumption of a guaranteed loan; (3) Loan requests where
      the application and purchase contract was complete prior to the area designation change may be approved; and
      (4) REO property sales and transfers with assumption may be processed.'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.201 subsection (a) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.201-b
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.201-b
  section: 7 CFR §3555.201(b)
  description: 'Site requirements — (b): (b) Site standards. Sites must be modest and developed in accordance with
    any standards imposed by a State or local government and must meet all of the following requirements. (1) The
    site size must be typical for the area. (2) The site must not include income-producing land or buildings to
    be used …'
  type: dont
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.201
    source_class: ecfr-xml
    source_url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXV/part-3555
    snapshot_id: 60bd6fb03befa14c
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f1f884c828bb807baf369d30e1a9479648dfa62165e28511a0730ed785181a8b
    paragraph_quote: (b) Site standards. Sites must be modest and developed in accordance with any standards imposed
      by a State or local government and must meet all of the following requirements. (1) The site size must be
      typical for the area. (2) The site must not include income-producing land or buildings to be used principally
      for income-producing purposes. Vacant land without eligible residential improvements, or property used primarily
      for agriculture, farming or commercial enterprise is ineligible for a loan guarantee. (3) The site must be
      contiguous to and have direct access from a street, road, or driveway. Streets and roads must be hard surfaced
      or all weather surfaced and legally enforceable arrangements must be in place to ensure that needed maintenance
      will be provided. (4) The site must be supported by adequate utilities and water and wastewater disposal systems.
      Certain water and wastewater systems that are privately-owned may be acceptable if the lender determines that
      the systems are adequate, safe, compliant with applicable codes and requirements, and the cost or feasibility
      to connect to a public or community system is not reasonable. Certain community-owned water and wastewater
      systems may be acceptable if the lender determines that the systems are adequate, safe, and compliance with
      applicable codes and requirements. The Agency may require inspections on individual, central, or privately-owned
      and operated water or waste systems.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.201 subsection (b) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
