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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 05.10.04.02" title_num="05" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="04" heading="Acceptance of Owner’s Offer of Right of First Purchase.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The acceptance of an owner’s offer of a right of first purchase is governed by §§7-204—7-211 of the Act and this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In determining which party’s acceptance will most benefit the assisted households, the Secretary shall consider the following factors as applicable to each prospective purchaser:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The duration of the low income rental restrictions for the project following the purchase;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The number of units to receive or continue to receive, project-based rental assistance or other subsidies, under the prospective purchaser’s ownership of the project;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Projected tenant rents for a period of at least 5 years under the prospective purchaser’s ownership;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Tenant ownership and operation or ownership and operation by a nonprofit developer, local government, or local housing authority;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The experience and expertise of the purchasers in the ownership and operation of low income residential rental property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The economic feasibility of the project following purchase;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The type, nature, and extent of any proposed physical improvements to the project;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The extent of any tenant services proposed by the prospective purchaser;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>The extent to which the proposed ownership would minimize financial hardship and displacement to the tenants; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Any other relevant factor, including the preferences of the tenants, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>