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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 05.03.05.04" title_num="05" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="05" heading="Eligible Borrowers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Each individual borrower and each joint borrower, shall meet the following requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be at least 65 years old;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have a total household income which does not exceed the limits established by the Department from time to time;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have the legal capacity, or the necessary legal authority in the case of someone acting on behalf of the borrower, to incur the obligations of the loan; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Agree to comply with the terms of the loan and the requirements established by the Program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>For at least 1 year before applying for the loan, the individual borrower or at least one joint borrower shall have continuously owned and occupied the home, except that the individual or joint borrower who has continuously owned the home but has been unable to occupy the home for health or safety reasons shall reasonably expect to reoccupy the home within 2 months after the loan closing.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>