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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 05.22.01.02" title_num="05" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Commercially reasonable” means terms and pricing that are reasonably consistent with what an experienced real estate professional would expect to see in similar transactions.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development, a principal department of the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Material terms” includes the sales price, settlement date, inspection terms, financing terms, escrow deposit, seller credit to buyer (if any), and seller repairs.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Offer to purchase” means a good faith offer for the purchase of a residential rental property for a price that a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller in an arm’s length transaction, with neither party under any compulsion to buy or sell.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Office” means the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs within the Department of Housing and Community Development.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Community Development.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Tenant” means an individual who has occupied a residential rental property for at least 6 months and who is a named lessee in the written lease.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Tenant’s exclusive negotiation period” means the period of time prescribed in Real Property Article, §8-119(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, after a tenant is notified about the tenant’s right to purchase a residential rental property during which the tenant may negotiate exclusively with the owner to enter into a contract of sale.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>