Waterside Towers Resident Ass'n v. Trilon Plaza Co.

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

This case requires us to revisit the definition of a “sale” under the D.C. Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act, D.C.Code §§ 42-3404.02 et seq. 1 The Sale Act gives “a residential tenant whose landlord proposes to sell the property or discontinue its use as rental housing” two rights that are relevant here: (1) the right to receive a bona fide offer of sale from the owner when the owner decides to put the property up for sale, and (2) a right of first refusal when the owner has received an acceptable purchase offer from a third party. 2 At the time these suits were…