source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-ii-b-hud-review-and-approval-process
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — b. HUD Review
    and Approval Process (11/07/2023)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — b. HUD
    Review and Approval Process (11/07/2023).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-ii-b-hud-review-and-approval-process-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-ii-b-hud-review-and-approval-process-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part II — b. HUD Review
    and Approval Process (11/07/2023)
  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 — b. HUD
      Review and Approval Process (11/07/2023)
    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'
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    paragraph_quote: 'b. HUD Review and Approval Process (11/07/2023) i. Definition
      HUD Review and Approval Process (HRAP) refers to the submission of project applications
      to FHA for approval. ii. Standard HRAP may be used for Full Review, Recertification
      Review, or Phasing Review. HRAP must be used for newly converted Condominium
      Projects, MHCPs or any Condominium Projects that have completed a Resolution
      of Financial Distress Event within the past 36 months. II. ORIGINATION THROUGH
      POST-CLOSING/ENDORSEMENT C. Condominium Project Approval 3. Project Approval
      Submission Handbook 4000.1 804 Last Revised: 11/26/2025 iii. Eligible Submission
      Sources Requests for Condominium Project approval must be submitted to FHA by
      one of the following: • Mortgagee; • builder; • developer; • Condominium Association;
      • management company; • project consultant; or • attorney acting as an agent
      for the developer/builder, Condominium Association or management company. FHA
      will not pay for any fees associated with the Condominium Project Approval process.
      iv. Submission Process The application package must be submitted to FHA as a
      single Portable Document Format (PDF) file via email to the FHA Resource Center
      at answers@hud.gov. Emails must be broken into 25 MB or less. Multiple emails
      may be sent and subject lines should include the name of the project. Incomplete
      packages will not be processed. All application packages must be submitted in
      English. If the original document was drafted in a language other than English,
      the original may be submitted accompanied by an English translation. The Condominium
      Project Approval application must be arranged in the stacking order as presented
      in the chart below. Condominium Project Approval Stacking Order # Documentation
      1 Cover Letter 2 form HUD-9992, FHA Condominium Project Approval Questionnaire
      3 Legal Documents 4 Financial Documents 5 Contracts 6 Insurance 7 Flood Insurance
      and Related Documentation 8 Special Flood Hazard Area 9 Commercial/Nonresidential
      10 Live/Work 11 Litigation 12 Other Required Documents II. ORIGINATION THROUGH
      POST-CLOSING/ENDORSEMENT C. Condominium Project Approval 3. Project Approval
      Submission Handbook 4000.1 805 Last Revised: 11/26/2025'
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