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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 05.03.06.07" title_num="05" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="06" heading="Eligible Uses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Subject to the limitations of Regulation .08B of this chapter, the proceeds of a loan made under the Program may be used for payment of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Purchase price of the eligible residence;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Down payment and settlement costs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Rehabilitation costs described in Regulation .07B of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Costs associated with eligible refinancings, as described in §D of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Eligible rehabilitation costs include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The reasonable cost of correcting major structural defects;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The reasonable cost of repairing or replacing plumbing, HVAC, or electrical systems;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The reasonable cost of correcting any violations of local planning, zoning, or building codes, or other applicable laws;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The reasonable cost of inspections; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Other reasonable rehabilitation costs that are approved by the Program, including the cost of cosmetic repairs, energy conservation improvements, accessibility modifications, or major appliances.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Administration, in its discretion, may make a loan under the Program to refinance an eligible residence, taking into consideration factors including the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Critical financial or personal circumstances that require restructuring of prior home mortgage loans;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Yield requirements of the Program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Promotion of community development which may be enhanced by refinancing to enable rehabilitation or sale for purposes of homeownership; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Borrower's ineligibility to continue home financing under other programs of the Administration due to an increase in a borrower's income.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Uses for proceeds of an eligible refinancing loan under the Program include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The payoff and release of the existing mortgage loan or loans, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The remaining principal balance of the existing mortgage loan or loans, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Accrued and unpaid interest due on an existing mortgage loan or loans at the time the loan closes;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Eligible rehabilitation costs, if applicable; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any of the following fees, taxes, premiums, or costs which are unpaid and due or overdue at the time the loan closes, up to a limit of 20 percent of the amount of the loan:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Late fees,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Real property taxes,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Insurance premiums,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Fees or costs, such as condominium or homeowners association fees as approved by the Administration,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Reasonable costs previously expended by a mortgage lien holder in connection with initiating foreclosure, if approved by the Administration, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Application fees and loan review fees.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>