§ 196

In properties used wholly or partially for residential purposes, the landlord must offer the tenants the property for acquisition on a cooperative basis before transferring the property to another party.

Stk. 2.The rules on the obligation to offer apply to properties used exclusively for residential purposes and containing at least six residential apartments. The rules also apply to other properties with at least 13 residential apartments.

Stk. 3.The rules on the obligation to offer do not apply to properties divided into condominiums. However, this does not apply to the condominium that, according to § 16, of the Act on Condominiums, contains the dwellings in the original property, and the condominium that, according to § 20, stk. 1, 3rd sentence, of the Act on Condominiums, contains the dwellings and any premises for purposes other than residence in the original property.

Stk. 4.The rules on the obligation to offer apply when transferring properties covered by the Act on the Rental of Public Housing, if the property is not covered by the same Act after the transfer. However, this does not apply to properties located in a vulnerable housing area, cf. § 61 a, of the Act on Public Housing, etc., or a housing area that does not meet the conditions in § 61 a, of the Act on Public Housing, etc., but is covered by a joint development plan or a municipal development plan, cf. § 168 a, or § 168 b, of the Act on Public Housing, etc.

Stk. 5.The obligation to offer under stk. 1 and 2 is maintained even if the owner undertakes subdivision, registration, or land transfer according to the Act on Subdivision and Other Registration in the Cadastre.