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Part II. Application of Ordinance Section 2.1. Application to Conversion of Condominiums. This Ordinance shall apply only to the conversion and sale of rental units that have not yet been converted to condominium units and to those units in converted buildings that are not subject to a binding purchase commitment or have not been sold on the effective date of this Ordinance. Section 2.2 . Application to Tenants. This Ordinance shall apply only to those tenants and subtenants who occupy rental units in converted buildings at the time the notices, offers, and disclosures provided by this Ordinance are required to be delivered. This Ordinance shall not apply to tenants who take possession of a unit vacated by a tenant who has received the notices and other benefits provided by this Ordinance: Provided,that developers shall disclose in writing to all tenants who take possession after service of the notice required by Section 3.2 of this Ordinance, that the unit has been sold or will be offered for sale as a condominium. This disclosure shall be made prior to the execution of any written rental agreement or prior to the tenant's taking possession,whichever occurs earlier. A developer's failure to disclose, within the time specified above, that the unit has been sold, or offered for sale shall entitle the tenant to all the protections and benefits of this Ordinance. Part III. Tenant Protections Section 3.1. Notice to tenants of filing of conversion declaration. Within five (5) days of the filing of a condominium conversion declaration as provided by the Horizontal Property Regimes Act, RCW Chapter 64.32, the developer shall send to each tenant in the converted building,by registered or certified mail,written notice of the filing. A tenant's refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed adequate service. Section 3.2. Notice to all tenants prior to offering any unit for sale to the public as a condominium unit. At least 120 days prior to offering any rental unit or units for sale to the public as a condominium unit, the developer shall deliver to each tenant in the building written notice of his intention to sell the unit or units. The notice shall specify the individual units to be sold and the sale price of each unit. This notice shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the notices required for eviction by RCW 59.12 and 59.18, and shall be delivered as provided in Section 4.5. With the notice the developer shall also deliver to the tenant a statement in the format to be provided by the Building Official of the tenant's rights. Section 3.3. Purchase Rights of Tenants in Possession. With the notice provided in Section 3.2 above, the developer shall deliver to each tenant whose unit is to be offered for sale, a firm offer of sale of the unit that the tenant 3