---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 1005.767"
title: "24"
number: "1005.767"
heading: "Inspection and preservation of properties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/1005.767"
---

# §1005.767. Inspection and preservation of properties.

- (a) If at any time the Servicer knows or should have known the property is vacant or abandoned, the Servicer shall comply with the inspection requirements under [§ 1005.737](/cfr/24/1005.737.md).
- (b) The Servicer shall take appropriate action to protect and preserve the property until its conveyance to HUD, if such action does not constitute an illegal trespass or is not otherwise prohibited by Tribal, State, or Federal law. Taking “appropriate action” includes First Legal Action or assignment within the time required by §§ [1005.763](/cfr/24/1005.763.md) and [1005.765](/cfr/24/1005.765.md), as applicable.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a; 15 U.S.C. 1639c; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 89 FR 20056, Mar. 20, 2024; 89 FR 22084, Mar. 29, 2024, unless otherwise noted.