<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 05.22.01.05" title_num="05" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="01" heading="Notice Requirements for Tenant’s Right of First Refusal.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Before accepting an offer to purchase a residential rental property from a third party, the owner of the property shall provide written notice to any tenants of the property of the tenants’ right of first refusal, and give the tenant an opportunity to exercise the right of first refusal within 30 days after receipt of the notice, if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The proposed transfer to the third party is not a transfer listed in Real Property Article, §8-119(b), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The owner intends to accept an offer from a third party to purchase the property for an amount at least 10 percent lower than the lowest price offered to the tenant in any previous notice, offer, or counteroffer made during the tenant’s exclusive negotiation period; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The owner, without having offered the property for sale to the public or any third party, receives an offer to purchase the property from a third party.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </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 at the same sales price as the third-party offer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A tenant does not deliver a timely offer to purchase the property at the same sales price as the third-party offer; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The owner accepts an offer to purchase from a tenant and enters into a contract of sale, but the contract of sale is terminated before settlement.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>