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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Housing Act. · Sec. 254

Sec. 254. EQUITY SKIMMING PENALTY

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## SEC. 254 EQUITY SKIMMING PENALTY **[**[12 U.S.C. 1715z–19](/us/usc/t12/s1715z–19)**]** ###
(a)In General Whoever, as an owner, agent, or manager, or who is otherwise in custody, control, or possession of a multifamily project or a 1- to 4-family residence that is security for a mortgage note that is described in subsection (b), willfully uses or authorizes the use of any part of the rents, assets, proceeds, income, or other funds derived from property covered by that mortgage note for any purpose other than to meet reasonable and necessary expenses that include expenses approved by the Secretary if such approval is required, in a period during which the mortgage note is in default or the project is in a nonsurplus cash position, as defined by the regulatory agreement covering the property, or the mortgagor has failed to comply with the provisions of such other form of regulatory control imposed by the Secretary, shall be fined not more than $500,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. ###
(b)Mortgage Notes Described For purposes of subsection (a), a mortgage note is described in this subsection if it— ####
(1)is insured, acquired, or held by the Secretary pursuant to this Act; ####
(2)is made pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (including property still subject to section 202 program requirements that existed before the date of enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act); or ####
(3)is insured or held pursuant to section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, but is not reinsured under section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
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