Sec. 122.424. - Disposition by direct sale.

(a) Adjoining owners. Negotiated sales may be made to adjacent landowners as follows: (1) The Real Estate Division may negotiate directly for the sale of surplus property with adjacent property owners. The Real Estate Division may send notice by mail to the adjacent property owners that the surplus property is available for purchase. The Real Estate Division may convey the parcel at private sale to an adjoining owner without receiving bids or publishing notice. If, within ten business days after receipt of the notice by the adjoining owners, two or more qualifying adjacent property owners notify the Real Estate Division of a desire to purchase the surplus property, the Real Estate Division may negotiate directly with the competing property owners and may convey the parcel to the owner who agrees to the highest price or the Division may reject all offers. The Real Estate Division is authorized to execute all documents required to convey the property to the successful owner including execution of the deed. The conveyance documents shall be acceptable in form to the Office of General Counsel and the deed shall cite this Section as authority for the Real Estate Division's execution. (2) The Real Estate Division may sell unused parcels of land acquired for public works projects to the property owner or owners adjacent to the unused parcels for negotiated price of the parcel or parcels. The Real Estate Division is authorized to execute contracts for sale and closing documents for the conveyance. The Real Estate Division is authorized to execute and deliver the deed of conveyance for the unused parcels to the adjacent property owner. (b) Donations or sales for nominal value to other public agencies. If the United States, or any department or agency of the United States, the State or any political subdivision or agency of the State, or any municipality of this State or any independent agency of the City, desires any City-owned real property and the property is not needed for other public purposes, then regardless of the actual value of the property the Real Estate Division may donate or sell the property to the applicant for nominal value, and is authorized to execute all contract and closing documents, including the deed. (Ord. 2018-871-E , § 2)