MVC §987.85: (a) The department shall not acquire a home in which the veteran has an interest of record except in the following instances: (1) Where the application is for aid for the construction of a home upon r

(a) The department shall not acquire a home in which the veteran has an interest of record except in the following instances: (1) Where the application is for aid for the construction of a home upon real property owned by the applicant and the improvements to be constructed thereon have not reached completion as evidenced by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. (2) Where the veteran had no interest of record in the property at the time of filing their application and thereafter secured interim financing pending the processing and approval of the application by the department. (3) Where the application is for the purchase of a mobilehome to be situated upon real property, or an undivided interest therein, owned by the applicant. (4) Where the applicant is an Indian veteran and the application is for the construction of a dwelling house or other improvements on, or for the purchase of a mobilehome to be sited on, trust land in which the Indian veteran has a beneficial interest or owns an interest of record. (5) Where the application is for assistance to enable the veteran to purchase their space, or share in a mobilehome park, which is converted from a rental park to a nonprofit corporate resident-owned park or subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, in which the veteran resides in their mobilehome. A veteran applying for assistance under this subdivision shall not be required to have their mobilehome reinstalled on a permanent foundation system as a condition of receiving the proceeds of the loan to purchase their space or share of the park. This subdivision shall be implemented by the department only to the extent that expenditures for the kind of financial assistance to veterans enumerated herein conform to the requirements of federal tax law with regard to the tax-exempt status of funding instruments utilized to provide the assistance. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department may acquire a home for the purpose of refinancing an existing mortgage loan that is not a mortgage loan acquired under the Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974, known as the CalVet Home Loan Program. The certain funds used by the department for the purposes described in this subdivision shall be used in accordance with federal laws and regulations governing the use of qualified mortgage bonds and qualified veterans’ mortgage bonds. (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the department may, for the sole purpose of stabilizing or preserving the CalVet Home Loan Program portfolio, refinance existing CalVet Home Loan Program mortgage loans, provided both of the following apply: (A) The department did not solicit the veteran borrower solely for the purpose of refinancing their loan except in response to clear evidence the borrower was seeking that refinancing and would resort to paying in full their loan through the CalVet Home Loan Program through a third-party lender. (B) For loans ensured by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the prospective refinanced loan meets all requirements of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs regarding refinanced loans. (2) The certain funds used by the department for the purposes described in this subdivision shall be used in accordance with federal laws and regulations governing the use of those funds, including, but not limited to, the use of qualified mortgage bonds and qualified veterans’ mortgage bonds. (d) The department shall, consistent with the purposes of this article, adopt and publish rules and regulations that are necessary to implement this section.