Somerville Mun. Code ch. 7 (Housing) § 7-63 (cont'd) — § 7-63 (cont'd)
Condominium or cooperative conversion eviction, shall mean
(a)
an eviction of a tenant for the purpose of removing such tenant from a housing accommodation in order to facilitate the initial sale and transfer of legal title to a condominium or cooperative unit in such housing accommodation to a prospective purchaser, or
(b)
an eviction of a tenant by any other person who has purchased a condominium or cooperative unit in a housing accommodation when the tenant whose eviction is sought was a resident of the housing accommodation at the time the notice of intent to convert is given or should have been given to convert the building or buildings to the condominium or cooperative form of ownership pursuant to section
7-64. However, the eviction of a tenant for non-payment of rent or other substantial violation of a rental agreement shall in no event be deemed a condominium or cooperative conversion eviction, as long as the landlord would have taken the same action at the same time whether or not the owner was converting the building to condominiums.
If an owner intends to transfer property to a prospective purchaser where the owner knows or should have known that the prospective purchaser intends to convert the property to a condominium or cooperative unit, and such owner seeks to evict the tenant in anticipation of conversion, such eviction shall be deemed to be a condominium or cooperative conversion eviction for the purposes of this section.