Persons damaged may maintain suit; filing and notification of claims; time limitations; legal expenses.

§ 201.33 Persons damaged may maintain suit; filing and notification of claims; time limitations; legal expenses. Each bond and each bond equivalent filed pursuant to the regulations in this part shall contain provisions that: (a) Any person damaged by failure of the principal to comply with any condition clause of the bond or bond equivalent may maintain suit to recover on the bond or bond equivalent even though such person is not a party named in the bond or bond equivalent; (b) Any claim for recovery on the bond or bond equivalent must be filed in writing with either the surety, if any, or the trustee, if any, or the Administrator, and whichever of these parties receives such a claim shall notify the other such party or parties at the earliest practical date; (c) The Administrator is authorized to designate a trustee pursuant to § 201.32; (d) The surety on the bond, or the trustee on the bond equivalent, as the case may be, shall not be liable to pay any claim if it is not filed in writing within 60 days from the date of the transaction on which the claim is based or if suit thereon is commenced less than 120 days or more than 547 days from the date of the transaction on which the claim is based; (e) The proceeds of the bond or bond equivalent, as the case may be, shall not be used to pay fees, salaries, or expenses for legal representation of the surety or the principal. [56 FR 2128, Jan. 22, 1991]