(a) Each principal who executes the certificate certifies that:
(1) The certificate contains a listing of every assisted or insured project of HUD, Farmers Home Administration and State or local government housing finance agencies in which the principal has been or is now a principal;
(2) For a period beginning 10 years prior to the date of the certificate under review and except as shown on the certificate:
(i) No mortgage on a project listed has ever been in default nor has mortgage relief been given;
(ii) There have been no defaults or noncompliances under any conventional construction contract or Turnkey contract of sale in connection with a public housing project;
(iii) There are no known unresolved findings raised as a result of HUD audits, management reviews or other governmental investigations;
(iv) There has been no suspension or termination of payments under any HUD assistance contract attributable to the fault or negligence of principal;
(v) The principal has not been convicted of a felony (See definitions Sec. 200.215(b)) and is not presently the subject of a complaint or indictment charging a felony;
(vi) The principal has not been suspended, debarred, or otherwise restricted by any Department or Agency of the Federal Government or of a State Government from doing business with such Department or Agency;
(vii) The principal has not defaulted on an obligation covered by a surety or performance bond, and has not been the subject of a Claim under an employee fidelity bond;
(3) The principal has listed all parties who are known to him to be principals under Sec. 200.215(e)(2);
(4) The principal is not a HUD employee or a member of an employee's immediate household as defined by HUD's Standards of Conduct in 24 CFR 0.735-205(c);
(5) Except as shown on the certificate under review, the principal is not a participant: (i) In a HUD assisted or insured project on which construction, as of the date of said certificate, has stopped for a period in excess of twenty days or; (ii) in an insured project on which construction, as of the date of said certificate, has been substantially completed for more than 90 days and documents for closing, including cost certification, have not been filed with HUD;
(b) The project owner shall certify that he has also listed all other parties who are principals under Sec. 200.215(e)(1).
(c) If a principal cannot certify as to any items under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, such items may be deleted from the face of the certificate and a full explanation of the reason for the deletion, signed by the principal, may be attached to the certificate for HUD's review, evaluation and determination.
(d) Each principal who executes the certificate must also certify that said principal is not a Member of Congress or a Resident Commissioner.