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18.8 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS [7 CFR 3555.306(e)]
If environmental issues impact the property’s value at the time of liquidation, the servicer must document when and how the hazard developed. If the environmental hazard was caused by activities that took place after the loan guarantee was issued, or by factors that could not reasonably have been detected with appropriate due diligence, the Agency will allow for costs from any resulting loss in the loss claim calculation.
If it appears that it would be cost effective to determine the lien valueless because of an environmental hazard, the servicer should submit documentation to support this request to the Agency for concurrence via email to guarantee.svc@usda.gov.
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SECTION 4: ACCELERATION AND FORECLOSURE
[7 CFR 3555.306]