; or (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies identified by the inspector at the project have been corrected. Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13) ) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ). (c) (1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the REAC inspection, the Secretary must provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary must also provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner's appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of Default. Thirty days following the issuance of a Notice of Default for failure to provide decent, safe and sanitary conditions or notice of violation of a regulatory agreement for failure to maintain a property in accordance with HUD regulations, and when a physical inspection score underlying such notices has not been successfully appealed, the project owner shall pay to residents occupying units 25 percent of the HUD contract rent for such unit each month until owner has certified to HUD that the project has been restored to decent, safe and sanitary condition. These payments cannot be made from Federal funds including housing assistance payments by HUD. Projects exempted from this provision are those under a HUD-approved corrective action plan of a third party sale. Owners shall post in the management office all notices of violation and-or default by HUD, owner’s HUD-approved corrective action plan and owners certification that the property is decent, safe and