The American Lung Association has ordered its regional affiliate in Seattle, the American Lung Association of the Northwest, to stop using the charity’s name and hand over all its assets to the national charity, the Associated Press reports.

The national lung group wants to take over the ownership of the affiliate’s $3.2-million Seattle headquarters, which it sold for $10 to a separate corporation established by Mike Alderson, director of the Northwest affiliate. The national association in September had ordered the Northwest group to take steps to follow the national lung group’s policies.

The newspaper said Mr. Alderson did not return calls for comment.