HUD Handbook 4000.1 IV.A.6.a: Demand Letter

Document

HUD Handbook 4000.1, FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook

Section date

January 2, 2020

Version in Zeitro Strata

August 12, 2026

Where

page 1642 of 1872

Official text

HUD Handbook 4000.1, FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook on the FHA website

Page 1642

a. Demand Letter (01/02/2020)

To establish the debt, HUD will send a Demand Letter to the Mortgagee. Within 30 Days of the date of the Demand Letter, the Mortgagee must:

• remit overpaid amounts; or
• take other such action, including submitting a rebuttal, as provided in the Demand Letter.

Guideline text quoted as published by the agency. The latest published version governs. This is not an underwriting decision.