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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 05.04.15.04" title_num="05" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="15" heading="Eligible Buildings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Buildings shall meet the following requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be located within the State;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contain not more than four residential units;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be properly zoned for the proposed use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Be in need of modifications considered eligible under this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Be owned by an eligible grantee who shall provide assurance of title or evidence of ownership acceptable to the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Be covered by property insurance; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>If the building is in the 100-year flood plain, as designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, be covered by a flood plain insurance policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A grant may not be approved unless:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Safe, sanitary, and adequate water supply and sewage disposal are available; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The building is structurally sound and free of health and safety hazards.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A manufactured housing unit is eligible if it is intended for residential use by a single household, and meets the conditions of COMAR 05.04.01.05B.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Manufactured homes which are taxed as personal property may be eligible buildings and shall be reviewed by the Department on a case-by-case basis before grant approval.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Condominiums and cooperative units owned by an eligible grantee may be eligible buildings and shall be reviewed by the Department on a case-by-case basis before grant approval.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>