(a) Unless the declaration of trust of the real estate investment trust or articles of conversion provide otherwise, the proposed conversion of a real estate investment trust to an other entity may be abandoned before the effective date of the articles of conversion by majority vote of the entire board of trustees of the real estate investment trust party to the articles of conversion.

(b) Unless the articles of conversion provide otherwise, the proposed conversion of an other entity to a real estate investment trust may be abandoned in the manner and by the vote required by the governing document of the other entity and the laws of the place in which it is incorporated or organized or, if no manner and vote is specified, in the manner and by the vote required to approve the conversion under § 8-702 of this subtitle.

(c) If the articles of conversion have been filed with the Department, notice of the abandonment shall be given promptly to the Department.