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24 CFR §115.311

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The following requirements apply to testing activities funded under the FHAP:
  1. (a)The testing must be done in accordance with a HUD-approved testing methodology;
  2. (b)Testers must receive training or be experienced in testing procedures and techniques.
  3. (c)Testers and the organizations conducting tests, and the employees and agents of these organizations may not:
    1. (1)Have an economic interest in the outcome of the test, without prejudice to the right of any person or entity to recover damages for any cognizable injury;
    2. (2)Be a relative or acquaintance of any party in a case;
    3. (3)Have had any employment or other affiliation, within five years, with the person or organization to be tested; or
    4. (4)Be a competitor of the person or organization to be tested in the listing, rental, sale, or financing of real estate.