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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 05.04.13.12" title_num="05" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="13" heading="Terms and Conditions—Property Standards and Insurance Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Property Standards. All housing assisted with Program funds shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meet the minimum livability code set forth in COMAR 05.02.03, as adopted by the jurisdiction; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be property for which the owner-occupant or sponsor has obtained financing for rehabilitation work to ensure that the building will meet the minimum livability code and, if necessary, repair any structural defect that is causing paint to chip, peel, or flake.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Insurance Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Hazard Insurance.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The owner of the building shall maintain fire and extended coverage insurance at the owner's expense in the amount not less than the sum of the loan and any other indebtedness secured by the building, up to the value of the improvements.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The hazard insurance policy shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Be written by companies authorized to transact business in the State;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Be written by companies which are reputable and financially sound, as determined by the Department;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Be in force on or before the date of the loan closing;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>For loans, name the Department as insured and as loss payee as its interest may appear in a standard mortgagee endorsement attached to or printed in the policy; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Contain terms and coverage satisfactory to the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Flood Insurance. If the building is in a 100-year flood plain, as designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The building shall be covered by a flood insurance policy, naming the Department as beneficiary, in an amount not less than the sum of the loan and any other indebtedness secured by the building; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The flood insurance policy may not be terminated without prior notification to the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>