The owner of any dwelling which is required to be licensed by this chapter shall,
prior to the time of sale of said dwelling, notify the buyer in writing of all unabated
orders and violation tags issued by the department of regulatory services pertaining
to said dwelling, as well as the requirement of law that said dwelling, upon acquisition
by a new owner, must be licensed with the director of regulatory services. A copy
of the notification shall be mailed to the director of regulatory services within
five (5) days of furnishing the notification to the buyer. If the dwelling is owned
by a corporation, an officer of said corporation shall carry out the notification
required by this section. If the property is owned by more than one (1) person, a
notification by one (1) of the owners shall satisfy this section. For the purposes
of this section, "time of sale" shall be construed to mean when a written purchase
agreement is executed by the buyer or, in the absence of a purchase agreement, upon
the execution of any document providing for the conveyance of a dwelling required
to be licensed.
(5)
Upon written order of the director of regulatory services or an authorized representative
of the director, the licensee shall provide the director or authorized representative,
within the ten (10) days, the following information: the number of dwelling, rooming,
and shared bath units in the building, specifying for each unit, the floor number,
and unit number and/or letter and/or designation.
(6)