[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR17.2]



[Page 204-205]

 

                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 17_ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart A_Claims Against Government Under Federal Tort Claims Act

 

Sec.  17.2  Administrative claim; when presented; appropriate HUD office.



    (a) For purposes of this subpart, a claim shall be deemed to have 

been presented when the Department receives, at a place designated in 

paragraph (b) of this section, an executed Claim for Damages or Injury, 

Standard Form 95, or other written notification of an incident, 

accompanied by a claim for money damages in a sum certain for injury to 

or loss of property, for personal injury, or for death alleged to have 

occurred by reason of the incident. A claim which should have been 

presented to the Department, but which was mistakenly addressed to or 

filed with another Federal agency, is



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deemed to be presented to the Department as of the date that the claim 

is received by the Department. If a claim is mistakenly addressed to or 

filed with the Department, the Department shall forthwith transfer it to 

the appropriate Federal agency, if ascertainable, or return it to the 

claimant.

    (b) A claimant shall mail or deliver his claim to the office of 

employment of the Department employee or employees whose negligent or 

wrongful act or omission is alleged to have caused the loss or injury 

complained of. Where such office of employment is the Department Central 

Office in Washington, or is not reasonably known and not reasonably 

ascertainable, claimant shall file his claim with the Assistant 

Secretary for Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410. In all other 

cases, claimant shall address his claim to the head of the appropriate 

office, the address of which will generally be found listed in the local 

telephone directory.