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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="7-313" title_number="7" title_name="Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, and Vendor's Liens" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a tenancy agreement is included in a contract for the sale or transfer of a residence in default, the purchaser shall provide the homeowner with a document entitled “STATEMENT ABOUT TENANCY” at the time the contract is executed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The document entitled “STATEMENT ABOUT TENANCY” shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Be on a separate sheet of paper attached to the contract for the sale or transfer of a residence in default;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Be dated and personally signed by the homeowner and the purchaser and be witnessed and acknowledged by a notary public appointed and commissioned by the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Contain a statement informing the homeowner of the homeowner’s right to a copy of a signed lease; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Contain the following statement printed in at least 15 point type:</text>
        <text>“STATEMENT ABOUT TENANCY</text>
        <text>(Date of Contract)</text>
        <text>I agree to sell my home. I understand that I will no longer have an ownership interest in or any other right to own this property. Even though I may be able to live on the premises as a tenant, I will have no right to repurchase this property or to obtain any other kind of ownership interest. If I do not pay the rent as agreed, I may be subject to eviction. As a tenant, I am entitled to receive a written lease from the new owner of the property.”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purchaser shall provide the homeowner with a signed and dated copy of the document entitled “STATEMENT ABOUT TENANCY” immediately upon execution of the contract for the sale or transfer of the residence in default.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The time during which the homeowner may rescind the contract for the sale or transfer of a residence in default under § 7–310 of this subtitle does not begin to run until the purchaser has complied with this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
