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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 05.22.01.03" title_num="05" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="01" heading="Notice Requirements in Tenant’s Exclusive Negotiation Period.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Before a residential rental property may be offered for sale to the public or a third party, including through a listing for sale, the owner of the property shall send each tenant of the property a written notice of the tenant’s right to deliver an offer to purchase the property.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A notice sent to a tenant under this chapter shall be delivered by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First-class U.S. Mail, with a certificate of mailing; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A delivery service providing delivery tracking and confirmation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The owner shall send a copy of a notice sent to a tenant under this chapter to the Office by a submission form on the Office’s website.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The owner shall notify the Office by submission form on the Office’s website if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A tenant delivers a timely written offer to purchase the property that contains the same or more favorable material terms as those contained in the notice sent under this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A tenant fails to make an offer to purchase in response to the notice sent under this chapter within the time prescribed by law;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A tenant affirmatively declines to make an offer to purchase the property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A tenant fails to make a timely response to, or rejects, a counteroffer made by the owner under Real Property Article, §8-119(c)(5)(ii), Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A tenant accepts a counteroffer made by the owner under Real Property Article, §8-119(c)(5)(ii), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>