Title 12 › CHAPTER 13 — NATIONAL HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS › § 1735f
The government will not approve mortgage insurance for new construction if the property does not have a public or adequate community water and sewer system, except for commitments made before August 10, 1965. This rule only applies when the property is not already served by a system the Secretary approved under subchapter IX–A as it existed just before December 15, 1989, and the area is certified by local officials as one where building public or community water and sewer systems is economically feasible. Whether it is “economically feasible” is decided without regard to whether putting those systems in place is allowed by law or needs local government approval.
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12 U.S.C. § 1735f
Title 12, Banks and Banking
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102