The purpose of the First Right Purchase Assistance Program (also referred to in this chapter as the "Program") shall be to increase the homeownership opportunities available to low-income and moderate-income District residents threatened with displacement by providing financial assistance to enable tenants to exercise their right to purchase their housing accommodations pursuant to D.C. Law 3-86, the "Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980," D.C. Official Code §§ 42-3401.01 et seq. (2001).
The objective of the Program shall be to provide affordable financing in the form of interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing loans, and loan guarantees, to assist the following:
The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (also referred to in this chapter as the "Department" or "DHCD") may waive, in writing, the provisions of § 2702.2, § 2703.2 through § 2703.5, and § 2706.5 of this chapter within the limits of applicable federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations.
Individual households applying for First Right Purchase Assistance shall comply with the rules of the D.C. Home Purchase Assistance Program, except that the definition of household set forth in § 2799 shall apply.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-2700