(a) Sale. If the County, its designated housing agency, or a tenant organization does not accept an offer to sell a rental property under this Chapter, an owner may complete a transfer of the rental property to another person at a price and material terms that are no more favorable to the purchaser than those the owner offered to the County, the agency, and the organization.
(b) Proof of compliance. Within 10 days after receiving a request by an owner, the Department must certify in writing either that:
(1) The owner has complied with this Chapter and may transfer a rental property to a person other than the County, its designated housing agency, or the tenant organization;
(2) A transfer of a rental property is exempt from the requirements of this Chapter; or
(3) The owner has not complied with this Chapter, and state in reasonable detail the reasons why the Department finds that the owner has not complied. (1985 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)