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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 05.06.03.05" title_num="05" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="03" heading="Special Terms and Provisions for Purchase/Rehabilitation Mortgage Loans.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In addition to the general terms and provisions required under Regulation .04 of this chapter, the terms and provisions in §§B—E of this regulation apply to M.H.F. insured mortgage loans that finance both the purchase and the rehabilitation of the property.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Standards for Rehabilitation Work. The rehabilitated property shall satisfy the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>State and local planning, zoning, and building codes, and other applicable laws; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Standards established by M.H.F.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Unless an alternative process is approved by M.H.F., all rehabilitation work shall be supervised by a licensed general contractor, a local government agency, or a nonprofit corporation approved by M.H.F.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Work Write-Up.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The work write-up describing the rehabilitation work shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be prepared by the party undertaking or supervising the work;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be approved by M.H.F.;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Include only those rehabilitation costs permitted under Regulation .04C(2) of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Include both a draw schedule and a plan for implementing the work write-up.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Rehabilitation work shall be performed:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In accordance with the work write-up; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>By State-licensed contractors or other entities approved by M.H.F.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Inspections. Rehabilitation work shall be inspected in accordance with all of the requirements described below:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Inspectors performing the inspections:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shall be knowledgeable and experienced about rehabilitation or construction work,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Shall be acceptable to M.H.F. and the mortgage lender making the insured loan, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>May be appraisers;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The inspector shall prepare an inspection report for each inspection performed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The inspection report in §E(2), above, shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A description of the property,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Name of the contractor,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Name of the mortgage lender,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Date of the inspection,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Stage in the draw schedule,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Work to be inspected, as described in the work write-up, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Whether the work performed was acceptable and complete;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The final inspection report shall state whether all of the work done was:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Acceptable and complete,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Performed in a workmanlike manner, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In accordance with all applicable planning, zoning, and building codes, or other applicable laws;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>M.H.F. shall receive a copy of each inspection report.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Draws. The mortgage lender may not permit a draw of mortgage money to pay for rehabilitation costs unless the requirements of §E, above, are fulfilled.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Appraisal Requirements. When the loan insured by M.H.F. finances both purchase and rehabilitation, the appraisal shall establish the following two values in addition to the “as is” value established under Regulation .04E of this chapter:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Predominant Neighborhood Value. The predominant neighborhood value:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is the value determined by an appraiser to best represent property value in the area surrounding the property being purchased and rehabilitated based on recent sales within that area;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is based primarily on sales when 90 percent or more of the purchase price was financed, and the first mortgage was a VA or FHA mortgage or was made by an institutional mortgage lender; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Excludes investor sales with depressed sales prices or sales involving assumptions or creative financing which artificially inflate the sales price.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Value After Rehabilitation.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The value after rehabilitation is the value estimated by the appraiser to be the value of the property securing the insured loan, once the rehabilitation work is complete.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In order to be acceptable to M.H.F., the value after rehabilitation may not exceed 120 percent of the predominant value.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>