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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 05.03.05.06" title_num="05" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="05" heading="Eligible Uses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The proceeds of the loan may be used to pay the following costs and expenses:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Necessary home repair, home maintenance, adaptation, or modification;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Ongoing housing expenses, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Payoff of the existing mortgage or mortgages,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Property tax payments,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Utility costs,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Homeowner's insurance premiums including all types required under Regulation .07K,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Ground rent, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Other housing expenses approved by the Program;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Health and long term care expenses that enable the borrower to remain at home, including but not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Adult day care,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Attendant care,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Durable medical equipment,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Health, supplemental Medicare or other long term care insurance premiums,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Home health care,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Hospice care,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Housekeeping assistance,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Nursing home expenses for a temporary stay for a borrower,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Prescription drugs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Other expenses, as approved by the Program, related to the borrower's maintaining independence in the home.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Proceeds of the loan may be used to pay closing costs. The Program may set a maximum amount that will be financed by the loan for legal fees, title searches, appraisals, and other services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The borrower shall certify at closing that all equity payments requested and received shall be used solely for the eligible uses as described in this regulation. The Program may also request certification concerning the use of the loan proceeds when the borrower requests equity payments and during the annual recertification process.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>