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f. HUD Certification Label (09/14/2015)
i. Definition
HUD Certification Label, also known as a HUD seal or HUD tag, refers to a two inch by four inch aluminum plate permanently attached to Manufactured Housing.
ii. Standard
Manufactured Homes must have an affixed HUD Certification Label located at one end of each section of the house, approximately one foot up from the floor and one foot in from the road side, or as near that location on a permanent part of the exterior of the house as practicable. Etched on the HUD Certification Label is the certification label number, also referred to as the HUD label number. Label numbers are not required to be sequential on a multi-section house.
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II. ORIGINATION THROUGH POST-CLOSING/ENDORSEMENT D. Appraiser and Property Requirements for Title II Forward and Reverse Mortgages
5. Property Acceptability Criteria for Manufactured Housing for Title II Insured Mortgages
iii. Required Analysis and Reporting
The Appraiser must report the HUD label number for all sections, or report that the HUD Certification Label is missing or that the Appraiser was unable to locate it.