The rules and regulations are so specific when constructing a new residential condominium or cooperative building or converting an existing structure into one. This seminar will help you to understand and guide you through the necessary paperwork involved, the rights of tenants who live in existing buildings and  important steps in meeting registration requirements in a timely and legal manner.

The District's Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) provides financial and technical assistance to tenant groups that are pursuing the purchase of their apartment buildings with the intention to convert them to cooperatives or condominiums.

Key topics include:

At this meeting, real estate professionals and other interested parties can learn more about the steps involved in Action 1—Auctioning Off to Gain Affordability: An online auction by Alex Cooper Auctioneers of over 35 sites that will be redeveloped into workforce housing.

Action Step 2 of Vacant to Vibrant DC is now underway—the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has issued the first three solicitations for Certified Business Enterprises (CBEs) to bid on opportunities to rehabilitate vacant properties into workforce housing. 

Vacant to Vibrant DC, launched by Mayor Bowser on December 15, is a five-point action plan that will transform DHCD’s vacant property inventory into workforce housing and green space, as well as teach how tiny homes can fit into the DC landscape.