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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 05.06.03.06" title_num="05" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="03" heading="Loans for Purchase and Purchase/Rehabilitation—Maximum Mortgage Amount.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Maximum Mortgage—General Limit.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The maximum mortgage loan amounts insured by M.H.F. under the Revitalization Program shall be within limits set from time to time by the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the mortgage covers either acquisition only, or acquisition and minor cosmetic improvements excluding rehabilitation costs set forth in Regulation .04C(2) of this chapter, then the maximum mortgage may not exceed the maximum loan amount for a single family dwelling unit under the Maryland Mortgage Program (MMP) of the Community Development Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the mortgage covers permitted rehabilitation costs, the maximum mortgage may not exceed the following limits:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For a property containing one dwelling unit, the limit is 150 percent of the maximum loan amount for a single family dwelling unit under the Maryland Mortgage Program (MMP) of the Community Development Administration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For a property containing two dwelling units, the limit is 175 percent of the MMP limit for a single family dwelling unit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>For a property containing three or four units, limits shall be determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis, taking into account:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The public purpose being served,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Regional costs for this housing, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Other factors considered appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Maximum loan amounts may be adjusted periodically by determination of the Secretary to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Reflect the annual rate of inflation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Reflect the number of dwelling units in the property;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Reflect the differing area property values;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Respond to changes in average sales prices;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Support State agency economic or community development initiatives; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Encourage innovative programs of M.H.F.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Purchase-Only Mortgage Limit. A mortgage loan insured by M.H.F. which finances only the purchase of the property may not exceed the lesser of either the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Appraised “as is” value or the purchase price of the property, whichever is less, plus the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Sum of the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Closing costs (financing),</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Closing costs (title), and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Prepaid expenses; minus</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Equity capital described in Regulation .04E of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maximum mortgage limit set forth in §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Purchase/Rehabilitation Mortgages Limit. The amount of the mortgage loan insured by M.H.F. may not exceed the lesser of the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The sum of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The purchase price, plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Rehabilitation costs permitted in accordance with Regulation .04C(2) of this chapter, plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A contingency cost override of 10 percent of the permitted rehabilitation costs, plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The cost of construction period interest if approved by M.H.F., plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The sum of closing costs (financing), closing costs (title), and prepaid expenses, minus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Equity capital required by Regulation .04E of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The sum of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The value after rehabilitation determined by the appraiser in accordance with Regulation .05G(2) of this chapter, plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Closing costs (financing), plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Closing costs (title), plus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Prepaid expenses, minus</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Equity capital required by Regulation .04E of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The maximum mortgage amount set forth in §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>