(4) ISD shall be responsible for promulgating such rules, policies and procedures as it may deem advisable in establishing and maintaining a conversion permit process. ISD shall be responsible for developing administrative forms, setting reasonable application fees, conducting hearings and granting or denying conversion permits. ISD may deny a building or occupancy permit for a proposed condominium or cooperative unit on the grounds that such project failed to obtain a conversion permit under this Section.
(5) Any landlord who has an intent to convert a housing accommodation to a condominium or cooperative form of ownership shall provide notice of intent to convert to the OHS and the tenant as required in this Section. In addition, the landlord shall, within one month of service of said notice, apply to the OHS for a conversion plan and submit all required documentation.
(a) Housing accommodations with occupied units. If a landlord has an intent to convert an occupied housing accommodation to the condominium or cooperative form of ownership, the landlord shall apply to the OHS for a conversion plan at least one year prior to any condominium or cooperative conversion eviction.
(b) Vacant housing accommodations. If the landlord has an intent to convert an unoccupied housing accommodation to the condominium or cooperative form of ownership, the landlord may apply to the OHS for a conversion plan at any time prior to the conversion of the housing accommodations, and shall provide to the best of their ability all information required by the OHS to determine that no tenant who occupied the housing accommodations in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application to the OHS was denied any of the protections or benefits of this Section.