FHA Single Unit Condo Approval Checklist
FHA Single Unit Approval Checklist Page 3 of 4 Revised 11/23/20
Any individual owner or related party concentration does not exceed: 10% of the units in
projects with 20 or more units or in projects with less than 20 units, unit owner does not own
more than 1 unit and no related party owns a unit
• On a multi-phased Condominium Project, the Individual Owner Concentration is
calculated based on the total number of Units in the first declared Legal Phase and
cumulatively on subsequent Legal Phases; or for a single-phased Condominium Project,
all Units are used in the denominator when calculating the Individual Owner
Concentration, except that unoccupied and unsold Units owned by a builder/developer
are excluded from the numerator and denominator in the Individual Owner
Concentration calculation.
• Related Party includes but is not limited to:
o an individual serving as the Unit owners’ officer, director, or employee; or
o A Unit owner’s direct parent, subsidiary, or any related Entity with which the
Unit owner shares a common officer or director.
Master or blanket Hazard Insurance policy in place for the entire Condominium Project in an
amount equal to at least 100 percent of the insurable replacement cost of the Condominium
Project, including the individual Units in the Condominium Project
• Any policy with a coinsurance clause includes an agreed amount endorsement or
selection of the agreed value option
• Any pooled insurance policy satisfies the insurance coverage standard for each
Condominium Project insured under the policy.
HO-6 Policy (if Master insurance is not walls-in)
Liability Insurance for the entire Condominium Project, including all common areas, elements,
public ways, and all other areas that are under its supervision, in the amount of at least $1
million for each occurrence
If more than 20 Units, Fidelity Insurance for all officers, directors, and employees of the
Condominium Association and all other persons handling or responsible for funds administered
by the Condominium Association. Insurance coverage is either:
• The greater of three months of aggregate assessments on all Units plus reserve funds; or
the minimum amount required by state law; or the maximum amount permitted by
state law
• If the Condominium Project engages a management company, must demonstrate that
they specifically meet the standard for both the Condominium Association and the
management company
If units in a Condominium Project are located in a Special Flood Hazard Area must meet the
Flood Insurance requirements in the Condominium Project Approval section
For projects with Commercial/Non-Residential Space, must verify financial independence by
review of following documents:
• a current year budget approved by the board(s)
• a year-to-date income and expense statement dated within 90 Days if the prior year to
date actuals are more than 90 Days old