CFR > Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (parts 200 to 291) > SUBCHAPTER B—MORTGAGE AND LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAMS UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES (parts 201 to 266) > PART 242—MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR HOSPITALS > SUBPART H—Miscellaneous Requirements (§242.68 to §242.93) > 242.77—Liens.

242.77—Liens.

The hospital must be free and clear of all liens other than the insured mortgage, except that the property may be subject to a lien as provided by terms and conditions established by HUD, as follows:
(a) An inferior lien made or held by a federal, state, or local government instrumentality;
(b) An inferior lien required in connection with a supplemental loan insured pursuant to section 241 of the Act;
(c) An inferior or superior lien on equipment as may be approved in connection with an equipment leasing program approved by HUD;
(d) An inferior or superior lien on accounts receivable as approved by HUD as collateral for a line of credit or other borrowing by a hospital insured under this part that has extraordinary needs such as cash flow difficulties; or
(e) Similar liens otherwise approved by HUD.