503.01
Seismic Hazard and Risk Factors
Requirements
You must:
- assess the seismic risk before Rate LockRate LockAgreement between you and the Investor containing the terms of the Lender-Arranged Sale or Multifamily Trading Desk trade of the Mortgage Loan and the MBS terms and conditions relating to the underlying MBS, if applicable, which may be documented via a recorded telephone conversation. by analyzing the PGAPGAPeak Ground Acceleration as determined by the United States Geological Survey. at the Property'sProperty'sMultifamily residential real estate securing the Mortgage Loan, including the fee simple or Leasehold interest, Improvements, and personal property (per the Uniform Commercial Code). location;
- determine if the PropertyPropertyMultifamily residential real estate securing the Mortgage Loan, including the fee simple or Leasehold interest, Improvements, and personal property (per the Uniform Commercial Code). has an acceptable level of seismic risk;
- complete Form 4099.C if the PropertyPropertyMultifamily residential real estate securing the Mortgage Loan, including the fee simple or Leasehold interest, Improvements, and personal property (per the Uniform Commercial Code). is located in a High Seismic RiskHigh Seismic RiskArea or a specific site identified by the most recent USGS data (see United States Geological Survey (USGS) Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) Calculator Tutorial) as having a PGA equal to or greater than 0.15g (i.e., 15% of the acceleration of gravity (g) using a 10% probability of exceedance in a 50… area;
- obtain a Seismic Risk Assessment (SRA) if a Structural Risk Factor is identified per Form 4099.C; and
- not DeliverDeliverSubmission of all correct, accurate, and certifiable documents, data, and information with all applicable documents properly completed, executed, and recorded as needed, and any deficiencies resolved to Fannie Mae’s satisfaction.
a Mortgage LoanMortgage LoanMortgage debt obligation evidenced, or when made will be evidenced, by
the Loan Documents, or
a mortgage debt obligation with a Fannie Mae credit enhancement.
if the PropertyPropertyMultifamily residential real estate securing the Mortgage Loan, including the
fee simple or Leasehold interest,
Improvements, and
personal property (per the Uniform Commercial Code).
has
- a PGAPGAPeak Ground Acceleration as determined by the United States Geological Survey. equal to or greater than 0.15g, and
- 1 of these Structural Risk Factors:
- an unreinforced masonry building that has not been seismically retrofitted; or
- a building constructed on a slope with an angle exceeding 30 degrees (a 50% slope).
Guidance
After you DeliverDeliverSubmission of all correct, accurate, and certifiable documents, data, and information with all applicable documents properly completed, executed, and recorded as needed, and any deficiencies resolved to Fannie Mae’s satisfaction. the Mortgage LoanMortgage LoanMortgage debt obligation evidenced, or when made will be evidenced, by the Loan Documents, or a mortgage debt obligation with a Fannie Mae credit enhancement. , no additional seismic risk evaluation is needed.