If a borrower fails to submit a required report, or upon any other default of any regulatory or contractual term or covenant, whether or not a default has been declared, the department first shall informally communicate with the borrower. If the borrower fails to submit the required report or otherwise cure the default, the department shall issue a formal demand in writing stating the nature of the default and requiring the borrower to submit a detailed plan of correction that is acceptable to the office. If the borrower fails to either submit a plan, or timely cure the default, the department shall perform an onsite visit. If the department determines the borrower is not making sufficient progress in submitting any required reports or otherwise curing any default, the department may require the borrower, at the borrower’s expense, to employ an independent consultant or professional, acceptable to the department, to conduct a program audit. If the borrower fails to adopt the recommendations of the independent consultant or professional made in the program audit, or if the borrower fails to otherwise timely cure the default, the department shall have all the remedies set forth in the Section 129173.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 255. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)