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(b) Disclosure Notice. Before entering into Buyout Negotiations or making a Buyout Offer, the Landlord shall provide the Tenant(s)/Resident(s) with a notice that shall be written in the primary language of the Tenant/Resident (e.g., English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean) on a form prepared and authorized by the Rent Board, which shall be dated and signed by the Landlord and the Tenant(s)/Resident(s). The written disclosure, on a form developed and authorized by the Rent Board, shall include the following: (1) A statement that the Tenant/Resident has a right not to enter into a Buyout Agreement or Buyout Negotiations; (2) A statement that the Tenant/Resident may choose to consult with an attorney before entering into a Buyout Agreement or Buyout Negotiations; (3) A statement that the Tenant/Resident may rescind the Buyout Agreement for up to 45 days after the Buyout Agreement is fully executed; (4) A statement that the Tenant/Resident may visit the Rent Board for information about other Buyout Agreements in the Tenant's neighborhood; (5) A list of Tenants'/Residents' rights organizations and their contact information; (6) A statement that information about Tenants'/Residents' rights is available with the Rent Board, through its counseling telephone number, and on its website; (7) If the Landlord is an entity, the names of all people within that entity who will be conducting the Buyout Negotiations, as well as the names of all people within that entity who will have decision -making authority over the terms of the Buyout Agreement; (8) Any other information required by the Rent Board consistent with the purposes and provisions of this Section; (9) A space for the Tenant/Resident to sign and write the date the landlord provided the tenant with the disclosure; and (10) Information provided by the Mayor's Office regarding the impact of the buyout on the tenant's eligibility for the City's affordable housing programs. The Landlord shall retain a copy of each signed disclosure form for five years, along with a record of the date the landlord provided the disclosure to each tenant and the method of service that the Landlord used (regular mail, electronic mail, hand delivery, etc.) (c) Notification of the Rent Board. After providing the disclosures required by section (b) and before commencing Buyout Negotiations, the Landlord shall file a declaration executed under penalty of perjury with the Rent Board, on a form prepared by the Rent Board that provides the following information: 57