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 Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5296-N-01]
 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: In accordance with section 206A of the National Housing Act, HUD has adjusted the basic statutory mortgage limits for multifamily housing programs for calendar year 2009.
 Effective Date: January 1, 2009.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph A. Sealey, Director, Technical Support Division, Office of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-2559 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-326, approved December 4, 2002) amended the National Housing Act by adding a new section 206A (12 U.S.C. 1712a). Under section 206A, the following are affected: (1) Section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)(A)); (2) Section 213(b)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715e(b)(2)(A)); (3) Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I) (12 U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I)); (4) Section 221(d)(3)(ii)(I) (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3)(ii)(I)); (5) Section 221(d)(4)(ii)(I) (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(4)(ii)(I)); (6) Section 231(c)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)(A)); and (7) Section 234(e)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715y(e)(3)(A)). The dollar amounts in these sections, which are collectively referred to as the “Dollar Amounts,” shall be adjusted annually (commencing in 2004) on the effective date of the Federal Reserve Board's adjustment of the $400 figure in the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA) (Pub. L. 103-325, approved September 23, 1994). The adjustment of the Dollar Amounts shall be calculated using the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as applied by the Federal Reserve Board for purposes of the above-described HOEPA adjustment. HUD has been notified of the percentage change in the CPI-U used for the HOEPA adjustment and the effective date of the HOEPA adjustment. The percentage change in the CPI-U is 3.94 percent and the effective date of the HOEPA adjustment is January 1, 2009. The Dollar Amounts have been adjusted correspondingly and have an effective date of January 1, 2009. The adjusted Dollar Amounts for calendar year 2009 are shown below: Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for Calendar Year 2009 Multifamily Loan Program Section 207—Multifamily Housing.
                Section 207 pursuant to Section 223(f)—Purchase or Refinance Housing.
                Section 220—Housing in Urban Renewal Areas. Bedrooms
Non-
                             elevator
Elevator0
$45,425
52,4151
50,318
58,7052
60,102
71,9843
74,081
90,1564+
83,867
101,939
 • Section 213—Cooperatives Bedrooms
Non-
                             elevator
Elevator0
$49,228
52,4151
56,759
59,3862
68,453
72,2123
87,620
93,4194+
97,614
102,546
 • Section 221(d)(3)—Moderate Income Housing • Section 234—Condominium Housing Bedrooms
Non-
                             elevator
Elevator0
$50,232
52,8621
57,917
60,5972
69,849
73,6863
89,409
95,3254+
99,605
104,638
 • Section 221(d)(4)—Moderate Income Housing Bedrooms
Non-
                             elevator
Elevator0
$45,206
48,8321
51,315
55,9802
62,026
68,0703
77,854
88,0604+
88,222
96,664
 • Section 231—Housing for the Elderly Bedrooms
Non-
                             elevator
Elevator0
$42,981
48,8321
48,048
55,9802
57,376
68,0703
69,048
88,0604+
81,177
96,664
 • Section 207—Manufactured Home Parks Per Space
$20,855
 Dated: March 24, 2009. Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.


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