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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 09.03.12.01" title_num="09" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="12" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Addressed envelope” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An envelope that is preprinted with the address where it should be delivered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An envelope that contains a label with a preprinted address where it should be delivered; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An envelope with a window that will accommodate a visible preprinted cover page that contains an address where the envelope should be delivered with instructions on how to use the cover page to display the address.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Administrative law judge” has the meaning stated in COMAR 28.02.01.02(B)(1).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Borrower” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A mortgagor; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A grantor of a deed of trust.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Regulation in the Maryland Department of Labor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Date of default” means the first calendar day after the borrower has failed to meet the borrower's obligations under the terms of the debt instrument where the debt instrument characterizes that failure as a default.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Debt instrument” means an agreement, promissory note, or other evidence of a mortgage loan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Federally related mortgage loan” has the meaning stated at 12 C.F.R. 1024.2.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Final loss mitigation affidavit” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Foreclosure mediation” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Housing counseling services” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Inspection.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Inspection” means a limited nonintrusive examination to determine occupancy status of a property.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Inspection” may include, but is not limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Physical survey of the property; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Review of loan documents, recorded instruments, court orders, public records, photos taken upon physical survey of the property, or other documents identifying loan type or ownership.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Loss mitigation analysis” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Loss mitigation program” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Mediator” means the administrative law judge within the Office of Administrative Hearings who will serve as the neutral third party in a foreclosure mediation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Mortgage lender licensee” means a person licensed under Financial Institutions Article, §§11-501—11-524, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Mortgage loan” means any loan or extension of credit secured by residential property.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Mortgage loan originator licensee” means an individual licensed under Financial Institutions Article, §§11-601—11-618, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS)” has the meaning stated in Financial Institutions Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Owner-Occupied Residential Property.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Owner-occupied residential property” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Owner-occupied residential property” does not include property secured by mortgage loans or other debt instruments if the borrower is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>One or more persons who have made a written statement in connection with the original loan application that the loan is for business or investment purposes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A corporation;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A limited liability company;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>A joint venture; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>A partnership or a limited partnership.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Person” has the meaning stated in Financial Institutions Article, §11-501(p), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Postfile mediation” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>“Prefile mediation” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>“Preliminary loss mitigation affidavit” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>“Record owner” has the meaning stated in Maryland Rule 14-202(n).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>Representative of the Secured Party.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Representative of the secured party” means a person who has representative authority to perform the duties and responsibilities of the secured party.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Representative of the secured party” does not include an attorney acting solely as legal counsel on behalf of the secured party or on behalf of the representative of the secured party, unless specifically authorized to perform the duties and responsibilities of the secured party.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Representative of the secured party” includes an attorney acting as trustee under a deed of trust.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>“Residential property” has the meaning stated in Real Property Article, §7-105.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>“Secured party” has the meaning stated in Maryland Rule 14-202(q).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>Single Family Dwelling Unit.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Single family dwelling unit” means a structure principally designed for the residential habitation of one family.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Single family dwelling unit” includes an individual residential condominium unit within a larger structure or complex, regardless of the total number of individual units in that structure or complex.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Single family dwelling unit” does not include a structure that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Is not intended, and has never been used, for human habitation; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Is intended for human habitation and has never been occupied and for which a use and occupancy permit, if required, has never been issued.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(29)">
      <text>“Unique identifier” has the meaning stated in Financial Institutions Article, §11-601, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(30)">
      <text>“Vacant and abandoned” means a finding by the appropriate circuit court that a residential property is vacant and abandoned pursuant to Real Property Article, §7-105.18(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>