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Mortgagee Letter 2020-04

Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency

HUD, Federal Housing Administration · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
12 U.S.C. 1715u; 24 C.F.R. part 203
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18
End
60 days; extended by ML 2020-13 (to June 30), 2020-19 (to Aug. 31), 2020-27 (to Dec. 31), 2020-43 (to Jan. 31, 2021), 2021-03 (to Feb. 28), 2021-05 (to June 30), 2021-15 (foreclosure to July 31; eviction to Sept. 30, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • all FHA-approved mortgagees
Functions reached
  • PM: evictions from FHA-insured properties halted
  • CB lenders and servicers
  • CL REO closings
Collection
Real Estate SEC-14

Operative words

foreclosure and eviction moratorium for all FHA-insured Single Family mortgages for a period of 60 days.... Americans have been asked to remain in their homes... moratorium on evictions for FHA-insured properties

Enforcement

FHA program requirements (mortgagee approval; Mortgagee Review Board)

Retrieval note

Extension chain from ML 2021-15's recital of six prior extensions.