Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73
§1701z–15 Approval of individual residential water purification or treatment units
Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - NATIONAL HOUSING › § 1701z–15
Summary
HUD may allow approved home water units to give safe drinking water when a home's supply fails HUD standards and no permanent alternative exists. Field offices must approve the unit and its maintenance plan, and lenders may require a monthly escrow to cover annual upkeep and replacement.
Full Legal Text
Title 12, §1701z–15
Banks and Banking — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)When the existing water supply does not meet the minimum property standards established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a permanent alternative acceptable water supply is not available, a continuous supply of water may be provided through the use of approved residential water treatment equipment or a water purification unit that provides bacterially and chemically safe drinking water.
(b)A performance-based approval of the equipment or unit and the maintenance, monitoring, and replacement plan for such equipment or unit shall be certified by field offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development based upon general standards recognized by the Department as modified for local or regional conditions. As a part of such approved plan, a separate monthly escrow account may be required to be established through the lender to cover the cost of the approved yearly maintenance and monitoring schedule and projected replacement of the equipment or unit.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, and not as part of the National Housing Act which comprises this chapter.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
12 U.S.C. § 1701z–15
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73