[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR3500.18] [Page 283] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING--FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 3500_REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT--Table of Contents Sec. 3500.18 Validity of contracts and liens. Section 17 of RESPA (12 U.S.C. 2615) governs the validity of contracts and liens under RESPA.