Yes, there are certain exceptions to the first -time homebuyer requirement.  They are: Displaced homemakers, where the displaced homemaker (an adult who has not worked full-time, full year in the labor force for a number of years but has, during such years, worked primarily without remuneration to care for the home and family), while a homemaker, owned a home with his or her partner or resided in a home owned by the partner; Single parent, where the individual owned a home with his or her partner or resided in a home owned by the partner and is a single parent (is unmarried or legally separated from a spouse and either has 1 or more children of whom the individual has custody or joint custody, or is pregnant); or Any individual who has owned a dwelling unit who structure is not permanently affixed to a permanent foundation in accordance with local or other applicable regulations or is not in compliance with applicable building codes, or other applicable code, and cannot be brought into compliance with the codes for less than the cost of constructing a permanent structure.