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money damages for any violation of section 327C.095’s requirements. Defendants further assert that subdivision 7 does not apply. Plaintiffs respond arguing that (1) subdivision 9 should be interpreted in the homeowners’ favor; (2) defendants must comply with both subdivisions 6 and 7, so subdivision 9 does not yet apply; and (3) subdivision 9 and 11 violate Plaintiffs’ due process rights. The Court agrees with Defendants. As discussed below, the clear language of Minn. Stat. 327C.095 does not provide Plaintiffs the opportunity to seek declarations involving the handling of the sale of the Park or the opportunity to seek specific performance of the Aeon purchase agreement for the Park. Section 327C.095 specifically addresses the rights and obligations involved when a purchaser of a manufactured home park intends to sell or convert it to another use. Subdivision 6 applies “[b]efore the execution of an agreement to purchase a manufactured home park . . . if the purchaser intends to close the manufactured home park or convert it to another use within one year of the execution of the agreement.” Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subd. 6. If the purchaser intends on converting its use then the park owner must provide each resident with 45-day notice of intent to close the park. Id. The owners of 51 percent of the manufactured homes in the park then have the right to execute an agreement to purchase the park in order to keep it as a manufactured housing community. Id. The owners may allow a nonprofit to represent them in the acquisition. Id. The owners are required to “meet the cash price and the same terms and conditions set forth in the purchaser’s offer” within the 45-day period. Id. If the owners meet this requirement the park owner “must accept the offer.” Id. Subdivision 7 provides: “If the purchaser of a manufactured home park decides to convert the park to another use within one year after the purchase of the park, the purchaser must offer the 36