Legal Opinion
Twin Towers Plaza Tenants Ass'n v. Capitol Park Associates, L.P.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 2006No. 04-CV-1534, 04-CV-1575PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
These cross-appeals require us to apply the D.C. Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act, D.C.Code § 42-8404.02 et seq., colloquially known as the Sale Act. Under that legislation, before the owner may sell a housing accommodation, it must give the tenant (or tenants) notice and an opportunity to purchase the accommodation at a price and on terms which represent a bona fide offer of sale. D.C.Code § 42-3404.02. However, not every significant transfer of interests meets the statutory definition of a “sale.” Applying our decision in West End Tenants Ass’n v. George…
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