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Mortgagee Neglect

Last updated 08-20-2026

FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook Glossary November 26 2025

Updated 08-20-2026

Mortgagee Neglect

Mortgagee Neglect is the Mortgagee’s failure to take action to preserve and protect the Property from the time it is determined (or should have been determined) to be vacant or abandoned, until the time it is conveyed to HUD.

FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook Glossary November 26 2025

p. 36

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