source:
  type: guide
  id: va-m26-7-ch12-t13
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 13 — Local
    Housing/Planning Authority Code Enforcement
  description: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 13 — Local
    Housing/Planning Authority Code Enforcement.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: va-m26-7-ch12-t13-full
  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch12-t13-full
  section: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 12, Topic 13 — Local Housing/Planning
    Authority Code Enforcement
  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 13 — Local
      Housing/Planning Authority Code Enforcement
    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: '13. Local Housing/Planning Authority Code Enforcement Change
      Date March 28, 2019 • This chapter has been revised in its entirety. a. Local
      Authority Requirements If the property is located in an area where specific
      local housing/planning authority code requirements are enforced in conjunction
      with the sale of homes, the appraiser must describe the requirements in the
      appraisal report. b. Repairs Required by a Local Authority If the appraiser
      is aware of any repairs that will be required due to local code enforcement,
      for example, the removal of unpermitted improvements, the appraiser must prepare
      the appraisal subject to these repairs. VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised Chapter 12:
      Minimum Property Requirements 12-19'
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