The County Council finds that:
(a) there is a continuing severe shortage of low and moderate-income rental housing in the County;
(b) tenants often experience significant hardship when they are displaced by conversion of rental housing; and
(c) it is in the best interests of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the conversion of rental housing in the County. (1990 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 32, § 1.)