(a) For purposes of this section, the term:
(1) “CPI” means the average of the Consumer Price Index for the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor, or any successor index, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on November 30 of such year.
(2) “Tenant organizer” means a person who:
(A) Assists tenants in establishing and operating a tenant organization; and
(B) Is not an employee or representative of the current or prospective owner, the current or prospective manager, or an agent of such persons.
(b) Tenants shall have the right to:
(1) Self-organization;
(2) Form, join, meet, or assist one another within and without tenant organizations;
(3) Meet and confer through representatives of their own choosing with an owner;
(4) Engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid and protection; and
(5) Refrain from such activity.
(c)(1) If a multifamily housing accommodation has a written policy favoring canvassing, any tenant organizer who is not a tenant shall be afforded the same privileges and rights of access as other uninvited outside parties in the normal course of operations.
(2) If the multifamily housing accommodation does not have a consistently enforced, written policy against canvassing, the multifamily housing accommodation shall be treated as if it has a policy favoring canvassing.