Yes, he is authorize to sell it if he has to. 

Someone authorized to grant you a one-off exception. 

You might have to shop around to find somebody who has not been trained to only look at certain things and have the authority to do something that is different and still works.  

I suspect this because my lease for these 2 cities used language directly from the cities housing code in the area of occupancy that was taken from the housing authority back in 2013 when the lease was created for these units. 

Now, the practice of having and NDNC makes sense if the broker is your buyer's agent and/or has legitimate authority to present the property to you, and is for a single property/purpose.  

Well an appraiser would be the banks authority on the value of the property.

It's still subject to the local authority following up on whatever criteria works in their region and may be outdated.This is a "boots on the ground" or "driving for dollars scenario.

Also, make sure to get authorization to get the pay off amount....title company is going to need it.

There is no such authorization number existing using this called Echeck function in my Chase bank nor this PM web site.

(c) The Federal National Mortgage Association; the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; any agency of the Federal Government; any state, county, or municipal government; or any quasi-governmental agency that acts in such capacity under the specific authority of the laws of any state or the United States.