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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 05.03.04.05" title_num="05" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="04" heading="Eligible Residences.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An eligible residence shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be a newly constructed or existing dwelling of not more than four residential units, one of which shall be occupied by the borrower;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be located in the State;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be real property that will be purchased by the borrower in fee simple or under a ground lease which permits the lessee to transfer the leasehold interest without the consent of the lessor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have an acquisition cost that does not exceed the acquisition cost limits as may be established by the Secretary from time to time; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If new construction, be located within a priority funding area identified under State Finance and Procurement Article, §5-7B-02, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An eligible residence may be a detached dwelling, a townhouse, a manufactured home, or a condominium, but not a cooperative unit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The first mortgage loan for the eligible residence shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Made by a mortgage lender as defined in Regulation .03 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Purchased by the Administration if it is made by a mortgage lender other than the Administration; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Insured or guaranteed by an insurer or guarantor acceptable to the Program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>