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941.403—Acceptance of work and contract settlement.

(a) Notification of completion. The contractor or developer shall notify the PHA in writing when the contract work, including any approved off-site work, will be completed and ready for inspection.

(b) Acceptance— (1) General. A PHA may carry out the final inspection of the work and may accept the completed work. If, upon inspection, the PHA determines that the work is complete and satisfactory, except for work that is appropriate for delayed completion, the work shall be accepted by the PHA. The PHA shall certify to HUD before it pays the contractor or developer that it has inspected the work and determined that it is acceptable and in compliance with the construction contract or contract of sale and HUD requirements. The PHA shall determine any hold-back for items of delayed completion, and the amount due and payable for the work that has been accepted including any conditions precedent to payment that are stated in the construction contract or contract of sale. The contractor or developer shall be paid for items of delayed construction only after inspection and acceptance of this work by the PHA.

(2) Limitation. In the case of a PHA determined to be troubled or modernization troubled in accordance with part 901 of this chapter or a PHA that has for other reasons been notified in writing that it may not use the procedure specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the procedure described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section will be followed, except that HUD must concur in the necessary PHA determinations and approvals.

(c) Guarantees and warranties. The construction contract or contract of sale shall specify the project guaranty period and amounts to be withheld and shall provide for assignment to the PHA of all manufacturer and supplier warranties required by the construction documents. The PHA shall inspect each dwelling unit and the overall project approximately three months after the beginning of the project guaranty period and three months before its expiration and also as may be necessary to exercise its rights before expiration of any warranties. The PHA shall require repair or replacement, prior to the expiration of the guaranty or warranty periods, of any defective items.

(d) Title to turnkey projects— (1) General. When the work has been inspected and accepted on a turnkey project, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, the PHA is authorized to take title to the completed project in accordance with the following certification. The PHA shall certify to HUD that it obtained a title insurance policy that guaranteed that the title was good and marketable before taking title and that it promptly recorded the deed and declaration of trust in the form prescribed by HUD.

(2) Limitation. After inspection and acceptance of the work in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, a PHA that has been determined to be troubled or modernization troubled in accordance with part 901 of this chapter, or a PHA that has for other reasons been notified in writing that it may not use the procedure specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section shall submit to HUD evidence that title to the completed project is good and marketable. If HUD approves the title evidence, it will inform the PHA that it is authorized to acquire title to the completed project. The PHA shall record promptly the deed and declaration of trust in the form prescribed by HUD, and HUD may require submission of evidence of such recordation.

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