# COMAR Title 05 — Department of Housing and Community Development

## Subtitle 17 — Community Legacy

### Chapter 01 — Community Legacy Program

#### Regulation .03 Minimum Eligibility Requirements.

*COMAR 05.17.01.03*

A. A Sponsor, or a Sponsor's designated third party, shall meet the following minimum requirements:

  (1) Be a local government, a group of local governments, a CDO, or a CDFI, except as provided in Regulation .05(C)(2) of this chapter with respect to Neighborhood Intervention Projects;

  (2) Not have defaulted on any prior financial assistance from the Department;

  (3) Not be currently barred or suspended from any of the Department's programs;

  (4) Have the legal capacity and all necessary legal authority to incur the obligations involved in the form of financial assistance provided under the Program;

  (5) In the case of CDOs or other business entities, be in good standing and qualified to do business in Maryland; and

  (6) In the case of CDFIs, be certified in compliance with 12 U.S.C. §4702.

B. Any recipient of financial assistance from a Sponsor as permitted under Regulation .04C of this chapter shall satisfy the minimum requirements of §A(2)—(5) of this regulation.