# COMAR Title 05 — Department of Housing and Community Development

## Subtitle 10 — Assisted Housing Preservation

### Chapter 03 — Notice of Intent to Take Protected Action

#### Regulation .01 General.

*COMAR 05.10.03.01*

A. Each property owner who takes or intends to take a protected action shall send written notices of intent that comply with the requirements of §§7-201 and 7-202 of the Act and these regulations.

B. The purpose of providing notices of intent is to:

  (1) Inform appropriate government agencies of the proposed action, and its possible impact on the tenants, and the local stock of affordable housing;

  (2) Provide the Department with information to determine if the proposed action is legally permissible;

  (3) Inform assisted households of the proposed actions and their rights in the event federal assistance is discontinued; and

  (4) If the project is to be sold, afford other parties the opportunity to exercise a right of first purchase in accordance with §§7-204—7-211 of the Act.