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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Housing Act. · Sec. 801

Sec. 801. **[**[12 U.S.C. 1748](/us/usc/t12/s1748)**]**

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## Sec. 801 **[**[12 U.S.C. 1748](/us/usc/t12/s1748)**]** As used in this title— 136So in law. There are no section headings in this title. ###
(a)The term “**mortgage**” means a first mortgage on real estate, in fee simple, or on a leasehold
(1)under a lease for not less than ninety-nine years which is renewable; or
(2)under a lease for a period of not less than fifty years to run from the date the mortgage was executed; and the term “**first mortgage**” means such classes of first liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real estate, under the law of the State in which the real estate is located, together with the credit instruments, if any, secured thereby. ###
(b)The term “**mortgagee**” includes the original lender under a mortgage, and his successors and assigns approved by the Secretary; and the term “**mortgagor**” includes the original borrower under a mortgage, his successors and assigns. ###
(c)The term “**maturity date**” means the date on which the mortgage indebtedness would be extinguished if paid in accordance with periodic payments provided for in the mortgage. ###
(d)The term “**housing accommodations**” means housing designed for occupancy by military personnel and their dependents, assigned to duty at or near the military installation where such housing units are constructed. ###
(e)The term “**personnel**” shall include military and civilian personnel approved by the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, and the dependents of all such personnel. ###
(f)The term “**military**” includes Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. ###
(g)The term “**State**” includes the several States and Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, and Midway Island.
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