D.C. Code § 42-3505.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.01
§ 42-3505.01. Evictions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in this section, no tenant shall be evicted from a rental unit, notwithstanding the expiration of the tenant's lease or rental agreement, so long as the tenant continues to pay the rent to which the housing provider is entitled for the rental unit; provided, that the nonpayment of a late fee shall not be the basis for an eviction. No tenant shall be evicted from a rental unit for any reason unless the tenant has been served with a written notice which meets the requirements of this section. Notices for all reasons other than for nonpayment of rent shall be served upon both the tenant and the Rent Administrator.
  (2) If a notice is served by posting a copy on the premises, a photograph of the posted notice must be submitted to the court. The photograph must have a readable timestamp that indicates the date and time of when the summons was posted.
  (3) If the landlord knows the tenant speaks a primary language other than English or Spanish that is covered under § 2-1933 , the landlord must provide the notice in that language.
  (4) The Court may, in its discretion when weighing the prejudice to all parties, dismiss a claim brought by a housing provider to recover possession of a rental unit where the housing provider:
    (A) Did not provide notice as required by this section;
    (B) Filed the claim to recover possession of the rental unit before the number of days of notice required by this section had elapsed;
    (C) In cases where a notice to quit or a summons and complaint are served by posting on the leased premise, failed to provide the Superior Court of the District of Columbia with photographic evidence of the posted service with a readable timestamp that indicates the date and time of when the notice or summons were posted, or
    (D) In cases where the landlord knows the tenant speaks a primary language other than English or Spanish that is covered under § 2-1933 , failed to provide the notice required by this section in that language.
(a-1) (1) A housing provider shall provide the tenant with notice of the housing provider's intent to file a claim against a tenant to recover possession of a rental unit for the non-payment of rent at least 10 days before filing the claim; except, that the housing provider shall not issue such notice if the amount of rent that the tenant has failed to pay is less than $600.
  (2) Notice provided to a tenant shall contain the following or substantively similar language:
  "The total amount of rent owed is [list specific amount due]. A ledger showing the dates of rent charges and payments for the period of delinquency is attached. You have the right to remain in the rental unit if the total balance of unpaid rent is paid in full.
  "[Name of housing provider] has the right to file a case in court seeking your eviction if the amount of rent you owe is equal to at least $600 and you do not pay the balance of unpaid rent in full within 30 days of this notice. If the amount you owe is lower than $600, [name of housing provider] can notify you of the amount due but cannot file a case in court seeking your eviction".
  "You have the right to defend yourself in court. Only a court can order your eviction. For further help or to seek free legal services, contact the Office of the Tenant Advocate at 202-719-6560 or the Landlord Tenant Legal Assistance Network at 202-780-2575.".
  (3) The notice required by this subsection shall be provided as follows:
    (A) By certified mail or delivery service providing delivery tracking confirmation, return receipt requested; and
    (B) By hand delivery to the rental unit or by posting on the front door of the rental unit.
(b) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit when the tenant is violating an obligation of the tenancy, other than nonpayment of rent, and fails to correct the violation within 30 days after receiving notice from the housing provider.
(c) (1) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit where a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the tenant, or a person occupying the premises with or in addition to the tenant, has performed an illegal act within the rental unit or the housing accommodation. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection, the housing provider shall serve on the tenant a 30-day notice to vacate. If the person who was found to have performed an illegal act is someone occupying the premise other than the tenant, the tenant may be evicted only if the tenant knew or should have known that an illegal act was taking place. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to excuse a housing provider's unlawful retaliatory action or failure to comply with the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, approved September 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 1902; 34 U.S.C. § 12291 et seq. ), or successor legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 327; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq .), Titles VIII and IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, approved April 11, 1968 (82 Stat. 81; 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, 3631), Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 , §§ 42-3505.07 and 42-3505.08 , or other applicable federal or District law.
  (2) (A) In each case pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection filed after [December 31, 2025], in which the alleged illegal act within the rental unit or the housing accommodation would constitute a dangerous crime as defined in § 23-1331(3) or a crime of violence as defined in § 23-1331(4) and was not committed in self-defense or defense of another:
      (i) The housing provider, after considering in good faith all reasonable available means to preserve the housing of non-offending occupants, such as barring the offending individual from the property or assessing whether the lease can be transferred to an eligible occupant, shall serve on the tenant a 10-day notice to vacate; and
      (ii) The Court shall hold a hearing on an expedited basis within 20 days following the filing of the complaint.
    (B) In addition to the defense listed in subsection (c-1) of this section, it shall be a defense to an action for possession under this subsection based on allegations of a dangerous crime or crime of violence if:
      (i) The tenant did not know or did not have reason to know that criminal activity was occurring or would likely occur on the premises; or
      (ii) The tenant took reasonable steps to prevent the commission of violent criminal activity, such as requesting the housing provider remove the offending household member's name from the lease, reporting prior criminal activity to the police, seeking assistance from social services or counseling agencies, or denying permission, if feasible, for the offending household member to reside in the dwelling unit; or
      (iii) The tenant was a victim or intended victim of the criminal activity.
    (C) If the Court determines by a preponderance of evidence that the tenant or occupant engaged in a dangerous crime as defined in § 23-1331(3) or a crime of violence as defined in § 23-1331(4) , the Court shall enter a final judgment for possession and issue a writ of restitution that mandates the eviction of the tenant or occupant.
(c-1) (1) It shall be a defense to an action for possession under subsections (b) or (c) of this section that the tenant is a victim, or is the parent or guardian of a minor victim, of an intrafamily offense or actions relating to an intrafamily offense, as defined in § 16-1001(8) , if the Court determines that the intrafamily offense, or actions relating to the intrafamily offense, are the basis for the notice to vacate.
  (2) If, as a result of the intrafamily offense or the actions relating to the intrafamily offense that is the basis for the notice to vacate, the tenant has received a temporary or civil protection order ordering the respondent to vacate the home, the court shall not enter a judgment for possession.
  (3) If, as a result of the intrafamily offense or the actions relating to the intrafamily offense that is the basis for the notice to vacate, the tenant provides to the court a copy of a police report written within the preceding 60 days or has filed for but has not received a temporary or civil protection order ordering the respondent to vacate the home, the court shall have the discretion not to enter a judgment for possession under this subchapter.
(d) A natural person with a freehold interest in the rental unit may recover possession of a rental unit where the person seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit for the person’s immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling. The housing provider shall serve on the tenant a 90-day notice to vacate in advance of action to recover possession of the rental unit in instances arising under this subsection. No housing provider shall demand or receive rent for any rental unit which the housing provider has repossessed under this subsection during the 12-month period beginning on the date the housing provider recovered possession of the rental unit. A stockholder of a cooperative housing association with a right of possession in a rental unit may exercise the rights of a natural person with a freehold interest under this subsection.
(e) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit where the housing provider has in good faith contracted in writing to sell the rental unit or the housing accommodation in which the unit is located for the immediate and personal use and occupancy by another person, so long as the housing provider has notified the tenant in writing of the tenant’s right and opportunity to purchase as provided in Chapter 34 of this title . The housing provider shall serve on the tenant a 90-day notice to vacate in advance of the housing provider’s action to recover possession of the rental unit. No person shall demand or receive rent for any rental unit which has been repossessed under this subsection during the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the rental unit was originally repossessed by the housing provider.
(e-1) (1) A housing provider who recovers possession pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this section, or a person who purchases property from a housing provider who recovers possession pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, who, during the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the rental unit was originally repossessed by the housing provider, demands or receives from a new tenant rent for the rental unit that was repossessed or fails to personally use and occupy the rental unit shall be liable to the former tenant for:
    (A) Reasonable relocation costs; and
    (B) Additional damages in the amount of the greater of the rent charged in the last month before the rental unit was repossessed or the small area fair market rent published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development multiplied by whichever of the following is fewer:
      (i) The number of months that have elapsed between the date on which the rental unit was originally repossessed and the date on which the housing provider sells or begins to personally use and occupy the rental unit; or
      (ii) Twelve.
  (2) A housing provider shall not be liable for damages pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection if the housing provider can demonstrate that, acting in good faith, he or she failed to sell or to personally use and occupy the housing accommodation due to circumstances outside of the housing provider's control that arose after the rental unit was repossessed.
  (3) A tenant who recovers damages pursuant to this subsection shall not be barred from bringing any other available civil action that may arise from the same circumstances.
(f) (1) (A) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit for the immediate purpose of making alterations or renovations to the rental unit which cannot safely or reasonably be accomplished while the rental unit is occupied, so long as:
      (i) The plans for the alterations or renovations have been filed with the Rent Administrator and the Chief Tenant Advocate;
      (ii) The tenant has had 21 days after receiving notice of the application to submit to the Rent Administrator and to the Chief Tenant Advocate comments on the impact that an approved application would have on the tenant or any household member, and on any statement made in the application;
      (iii) An inspector from the Department of Buildings has inspected the housing accommodation for the accuracy of material statements in the application and has reported his or her findings to the Rent Administrator and the Chief Tenant Advocate;
      (iv) On or before the filing of the application, the housing provider has given the tenant:
        (I) Notice of the application;
        (II) Notice of all tenant rights;
        (III) A list of sources of technical assistance as published in the District of Columbia Register by the Mayor;
        (IV) A summary of the plan for the alterations and renovations to be made; and
        (V) Notice that the plan in its entirety is on file and available for review at the office of the Rent Administrator, at the office of the Chief Tenant Advocate, and at the rental office of the housing provider; and
      (v) The Rent Administrator, in consultation with the Chief Tenant Advocate, has determined in writing:
        (I) That the proposed alterations and renovations cannot safely or reasonably be made while the rental unit is occupied;
        (II) Whether the alterations and renovations are necessary to bring the rental unit into compliance with the housing code and the tenant shall have the right to reoccupy the rental unit at the same rent; and
        (III) That the proposal is in the interest of each affected tenant after considering the physical condition of the rental unit or the housing accommodation and the overall impact of relocation on the tenant.
    (B) As part of the application under this subsection, a housing provider shall submit to the Rent Administrator for review and approval, and to the Chief Tenant Advocate, the following plans and documents:
      (i) A detailed statement setting forth why the alterations and renovations are necessary and why they cannot safely or reasonably be accomplished while the rental unit is occupied;
      (ii) A copy of the notice that the housing provider has circulated informing the tenant of the application under this subsection;
      (iii) A draft of the notice to vacate to be issued to the tenant if the application is approved by the Rent Administrator;
      (iv) A timetable for all aspects of the plan for alterations and renovations, including:
        (I) The relocation of the tenant from the rental unit and back into the rental unit;
        (II) The commencement of the work, which shall be within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 120 days, after the tenant has vacated the rental unit;
        (III) The completion of the work; and
        (IV) The housing provider’s submission to the Rent Administrator and the Chief Tenant Advocate of periodic progress reports, which shall be due at least once every 60 days until the work is complete and the tenant is notified that the rent unit is ready to be reoccupied;
      (v) A relocation plan for each tenant that provides:
        (I) The amount of the relocation assistance payment for each unit;
        (II) A specific plan for relocating each tenant to another unit in the housing accommodation or in a complex or set of buildings of which the housing accommodation is a part, or, if the housing provider states that relocation within the same building or complex is not practicable, the reasons for the statement;
        (III) If relocation to a rental unit pursuant to sub-sub-subparagraph (II) of this sub-subparagraph is not practicable, a list of units within the housing provider’s portfolio of rental accommodations made available to each dispossessed tenant, or, where the housing provider asserts that relocation within the housing provider’s portfolio of rental accommodations is not practicable, the justification for such assertion;
        (IV) If relocation to a rental unit pursuant to sub-sub-subparagraph (II) or (III) of this sub-subparagraph is not practicable, a list for each tenant affected by the relocation plan of at least 3 other rental units available to rent in a housing accommodation in the District of Columbia, each of which shall be comparable to the rental unit in which the tenant currently lives; and
        (V) A list of tenants with their current addresses and telephone numbers.
    (C) The Chief Tenant Advocate, in consultation with the Rent Administrator, shall:
      (i) Within 5 days of receipt of the application, issue a notice, which shall include the address and telephone number of the Office of the Chief Tenant Advocate, to each affected tenant stating that the tenant:
        (I) Has the right to review or obtain a copy of the application, including all supporting documentation, at the rental office of the housing provider, the Office of the Chief Tenant Advocate, or the office of the Rent Administrator;
        (II) Shall have 21 days in which to file with the Rent Administrator and serve on the housing provider comments upon any statement made in the application, and on the impact an approved application would have on the tenant or any household member; and
        (III) May consult the Office of the Chief Tenant Advocate with respect to ascertaining the tenant’s legal rights, responding to the application or to any ancillary offer made by the housing provider, or otherwise safeguarding the tenant’s interests;
      (ii) At any time prior to or subsequent to the Rent Administrator’s approval of the application, make such inquiries as the Chief Tenant Advocate considers appropriate to determine whether the housing provider has complied with the requirements of this subsection and whether the interests of the tenants are being protected, and shall promptly report any findings to the Rent Administrator; and
      (iii) Upon the Rent Administrator’s approval of the application:
        (I) Maintain a registry of the affected tenants, including their subsequent interim addresses; and
        (II) Issue a written notice, which shall include the address and telephone number of the Office of the Chief Tenant Advocate, to each affected tenant that notifies the tenant of the right to maintain his or her tenancy and the need to keep the Chief Tenant Advocate informed of interim addresses;
    (D) The housing provider shall serve on the tenant a 120-day notice to vacate prior to the filing of an action to recover possession of the rental unit that shall:
      (i) Notify the tenant of the tenant’s rights under this subsection, including the absolute right to reoccupy the rental unit, the right to reoccupy the rental unit at the same rate if the Rent Administrator has determined that the alterations or renovations are necessary to bring the rental unit into substantial compliance with the housing regulations, and the right to relocation assistance under the provisions of subchapter VII of this chapter ;
      (ii) Include a list of sources of technical assistance as published in the District of Columbia Register by the Mayor; and
      (iii) Include a copy of the notice issued by the Chief Tenant Advocate pursuant to paragraph (1)(C)(iii)(II) of this subsection.
    (E) Within 5 days of the completion of alterations and renovations, the housing provider shall provide notice, by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the tenant, the Rent Administrator, and the Chief Tenant Advocate that the rental unit is ready to be occupied by the tenant.
    (F) Any notice required by this section to be issued to the tenant by the housing provider, the Rent Administrator, or the Chief Tenant Advocate shall be published in the languages as would be required by § 2-1933(a) .
  (2) Immediately upon completion of the proposed alterations or renovations, the tenant shall have the absolute right to reoccupy the rental unit. A tenant displaced by actions under this subsection shall continue to be a tenant of the rental unit as defined in § 42-3401.03(17) , for purposes of rights and remedies under Chapter 34 of this title , until the tenant has waived his or her rights in writing. Until the tenant’s right to reoccupy the rental unit has terminated, the housing provider shall serve on the tenant any notice or other document regarding the rental unit as required by any provision of Chapter 34 of this title , this chapter, or any other law or regulation, except that service shall be made by first-class mail at the address identified as the tenant’s interim address pursuant to paragraph (1)(C)(iii) of this subsection.
  (3) Where the renovations or alterations are necessary to bring the rental unit into substantial compliance with the housing regulations, the tenant may rerent at the same rent and under the same obligations that were in effect at the time the tenant was dispossessed, if the renovations or alterations were not made necessary by the negligent or malicious conduct of the tenant.
  (4) Tenants displaced by actions under this subsection shall be entitled to receive relocation assistance as set forth in subchapter VII of this chapter , if the tenants meet the eligibility criteria of that subchapter.
  (5) Prior to the date that the tenant vacates the unit, the Rent Administrator shall rescind the approval of any application under this subsection upon determining that the housing provider has not complied with this subsection.
  (6) If, after the tenant has vacated the unit, the housing provider fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection, the aggrieved tenant or a tenant organization authorized by the tenant may seek enforcement of any right or provision under this subsection by an action in law or equity. If the aggrieved tenant or tenant organization prevails, the aggrieved tenant or tenant organization shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees. In an equitable action, bond requirements shall be waived to the extent permissible under law or court rule.
(g) (1) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit for the purpose of immediately demolishing the housing accommodation in which the rental unit is located and replacing it with new construction, if a copy of the demolition permit has been filed with the Rent Administrator, and, if the requirements of subchapter VII of this chapter have been met. The housing provider shall serve on the tenant a 180-day notice to vacate in advance of action to recover possession of the rental unit. The notice to vacate shall comply with and notify the tenant of the tenant’s right to relocation assistance under the provisions of subchapter VII of this chapter .
  (2) Tenants displaced by actions under this subsection shall be entitled to receive relocation assistance as set forth in subchapter VII of this chapter , if the tenants meet the eligibility criteria of that subchapter.
(h) (1) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit for the purpose of immediate, substantial rehabilitation of the housing accommodation if the requirements of § 42-3502.14 and subchapter VII of this chapter have been met. The housing provider shall serve on the tenant a 120-day notice to vacate in advance of his or her action to recover possession of the rental unit. The notice to vacate shall comply with and notify the tenant of the tenant’s right to relocation assistance under subchapter VII of this chapter .
  (2) Any tenant displaced from a rental unit by the substantial rehabilitation of the housing accommodation in which the rental unit is located shall have a right to rerent the rental unit immediately upon the completion of the substantial rehabilitation.
  (3) Tenants displaced by actions under this subsection shall be entitled to receive relocation assistance as set forth in subchapter VII of this chapter , if the tenants meet the eligibility criteria of that subchapter.
(i) (1) A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit for the immediate purpose of discontinuing the housing use and occupancy of the rental unit so long as:
    (A) The housing provider serves on the tenant a 180-day notice to vacate in advance of his or her action to recover possession of the rental unit. The notice to vacate shall comply with and notify the tenant of the tenant’s right to relocation assistance under the provisions of subchapter VII of this chapter ;
    (B) The housing provider shall not cause the housing accommodation, of which the unit is a part, to be substantially rehabilitated for a continuous 12-month period beginning from the date that the use is discontinued under this section;
    (C) The housing provider shall not resume any housing or commercial use of the unit for a continuous 12-month period beginning from the date that the use is discontinued under this section;
    (D) The housing provider shall not resume any housing use of the unit other than rental housing;
    (E) Upon resumption of the housing use, the housing provider shall not rerent the unit at a greater rent than would have been permitted under this chapter had the housing use not been discontinued;
    (F) The housing provider shall, on a form devised by the Rent Administrator, file with the Rent Administrator a statement including, but not limited to, general information about the housing accommodation, such as address and number of units, the reason for the discontinuance of use, and future plans for the property;
    (G) If the housing provider desires to resume a rental housing use of the unit, the housing provider shall notify the Rent Administrator who shall determine whether the provisions of this paragraph have been satisfied; and
    (H) The housing provider shall not demand or receive rent for any rental unit which the housing provider has repossessed under this subsection for a 12-month period beginning on the date the housing provider recovered possession of the rental unit.
  (2) Tenants displaced by actions under this subsection shall be entitled to receive relocation assistance as set forth in subchapter VII of this chapter , if the tenants meet the eligibility criteria of that subchapter.
(j) In any case where the housing provider seeks to recover possession of a rental unit or housing accommodation to convert the rental unit or housing accommodation to a condominium or cooperative, notice to vacate shall be given according to § 42-3402.06(c) .
(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no housing provider shall evict a tenant:
  (1) On any day when the National Weather Service predicts at 8:00 a.m. that the temperature at the National Airport weather station will fall below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius;
  (2) When precipitation is falling at the location of the rental unit; or
  (3) On any day when the National Weather Service predicts at 8:00 a.m. the temperature at the National Airport weather station will rise above 95 degrees Fahrenheit or 35 degrees Celsius.
(k-1) Subsection (k) shall not apply:
  (1) Where, in accordance with and as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the tenant has performed an illegal act within the rental unit or housing accommodation;
  (2) Where a court of competent jurisdiction has made a specific finding that the tenant’s actions or presence causes undue hardship on the health, welfare, and safety of other tenants or immediate neighbors; or
  (3) Where a court of competent jurisdiction has made a specific finding that the tenant has abandoned the premises.
(l) Expired.
(m) This section shall not apply to privately-owned rental housing or housing owned by the federal or District government with regard to drug-related evictions under subchapter I of Chapter 36 of this title .
(n) (1) If the occupancy of a tenant has been or will be terminated by a placard placed by the District government in accordance with section 103 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations for violations of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations that threaten the life, health, or safety of the tenant, the tenancy shall not be deemed terminated until the unit has been offered for reoccupation to the tenant after the date that physical occupancy ceased.
  (2) The Mayor shall maintain a registry of the persons, including their subsequent interim addresses, who were tenants at the time the building was placarded.
  (3) At the time of the placarding, the Mayor shall provide a written notice to the tenants of the right to maintain their tenancy and the need to keep the Mayor informed of interim addresses. The notice shall contain the address and telephone number of the office maintaining the registry.
  (4) Any notice required under this subchapter shall be effective when sent to the tenant at the address maintained in the registry.
(o) Repealed.
(p) Repealed.
(q) No tenant shall be evicted from a rental unit unless the housing provider provides documentation to the court at the time of filing a writ of restitution demonstrating that the housing provider has a current business license for rental housing issued pursuant to § 47-2828(c)(1) , unless the court waived the license requirement. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to complaints involving subtenants.
(r) (1) The court may stay any proceeding adjudicating a claim brought by a housing provider to recover possession of a rental unit for nonpayment of rent if a tenant submits documentation to the court demonstrating that he or she has a pending Emergency Rental Assistance Program ("ERAP") application; provided, that the court may stay a proceeding under this subsection only once during the pendency of the case.
  (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be construed to limit a court's discretion to extend a stay.
  (3) When an eviction based solely on a claim for nonpayment of rent has been authorized by the court and the tenant notifies the housing provider, no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled date and time of the eviction, that the tenant has an approved ERAP application that would pay the full amount necessary to redeem the tenancy, the housing provider shall cancel the eviction. If the housing provider then reschedules the eviction, the housing provider shall reschedule the eviction for a date no sooner than 3 weeks from the earlier-scheduled eviction date.
  (4) A housing provider that cancels an eviction under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall have leave to file an alias writ ("writ"), and no further leave of court shall be required for the next-requested issuance of a writ following the cancellation of the originally scheduled eviction. This paragraph shall not apply if a judgment is permanently stayed by a tenant's redemption of a tenancy.
(s) In any matter adjudicating a claim brought by a housing provider to recover possession of a rental unit for nonpayment of rent in which the tenant alleges, at or before an initial hearing, that the housing provider is withholding payment information requested by an ERAP provider, the court may order the housing provider to comply with any pending requests for the payment information from an ERAP provider.
(t) (1) In any matter adjudicating a claim brought by a housing provider to recover possession of a rental unit for nonpayment of rent in which the court finds, at trial or upon the resolution of a dispositive motion resolving the entire matter, that the housing provider failed to provide payment information requested by an ERAP provider for more than 45 days after receiving a request for the payment information from an ERAP provider, the court may order that the amount of rent that would have been redeemed by a successful ERAP application be deemed waived and shall not be recoverable by the housing provider.
  (2) The court shall not waive rent under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the housing provider shows that:
    (A) Compliance with a request for payment information necessary to perfect an ERAP application was delayed by a third party not under the control of the housing provider;
    (B) Good cause otherwise exists for the housing provider's non-compliance; or
    (C) The housing provider has, since the date of the relevant request for payment information, received payment from ERAP on behalf of the tenant.
  (3) A waiver of rent under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply to any future proceeding in which the housing provider seeks from the tenant:
    (A) The recovery of possession of the rental unit the rent for which was waived under paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
    (B) A money judgment for the waived rent.
  (4) Nothing in this subsection shall limit a tenant's ability to assert any defense to an outstanding rent balance sought by a housing provider.
D.C. Code § 42-1012 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 10 / § 42-1012
§ 42-1012. Special powers in trust.
Status: in_force

A special power is in trust:
(1) When the disposition which it authorizes is limited to be made to any person or class of persons other than the grantee of such power;
(2) When any person or class of persons other than the grantee is designated as entitled to any benefit from the disposition or change authorized by the power.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.02
§ 42-3404.02. Tenant opportunity to purchase.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an owner of a housing accommodation may sell the housing accommodation or issue a notice to vacate for purposes of demolition or discontinuance of housing use, the owner shall give the tenant an opportunity to purchase the housing accommodation at a price and terms that represent a bona fide offer of sale.
(a-1) Whenever an offer of sale is made to tenants for a housing accommodation with 5 or more units that is required by subsection (a) of this section before the owner may issue a notice to vacate for purposes of demolition or discontinuance of housing use, and the offer is made in the absence of an arm’s-length third-party contract, the following shall apply:
  (1) The sales price contained in the offer of sale shall be less than or equal to a price and other material terms comparable to that at which a willing seller and a willing buyer would sell and purchase the housing accommodation, or the appraised value of the housing accommodation as determined by this subsection.
  (2) An appraised value shall only be based on rights an owner has as a matter-of-right as of the date of the offer, including any existing right an owner may have to convert the property to another use.
  (3) Within the restrictions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, an appraised value may take into consideration the highest and best use of the property.
  (4) The owner of the housing accommodation shall have the burden of proof to establish that an offer of sale under this subsection is a bona fide offer of sale.
  (5) (A) A tenant organization registered according to § 42-3404.11(1) may challenge the offer presented by an owner of a housing accommodation as not being a bona fide offer of sale, and request a determination of the appraised value of the housing accommodation.
    (B) The tenant organization shall request an appraisal by delivering the request to the Mayor and the owner by hand or by certified mail within 45 days of receipt of the alleged bona fide offer of sale.
    (C) (i) The tenant organization and owner of the housing accommodation shall jointly select an appraiser. If within 14 days after a tenant organization has requested an appraisal, the tenant organization and owner of the housing accommodation have not agreed upon an appraiser, either party may request that the Mayor select an appraiser.
      (ii) A request that the Mayor select an appraiser shall be in writing and delivered by hand or by certified mail to the Mayor and to the owner or to a member of the board of the tenant organization.
      (iii) The Mayor shall select the appraiser on a sole source basis within 7 days of receiving the request for an appraiser.
    (D) The tenant organization and owner of the housing accommodation shall pay one-third and two-thirds of the cost of the appraisal, respectively.
    (E) (i) The appraiser shall hold an active license as a Certified General Real Property Real Estate Appraiser that has been issued by the District of Columbia Board of Real Estate Appraisers.
      (ii) The owner shall give the appraiser full, unfettered access to the property.
      (iii) The owner shall respond within 7 days to any request for information from the appraiser.
      (iv) The tenant organization may give the appraiser information relevant to the valuation of the property.
    (F) The appraisal shall be completed expeditiously according to standard industry timeframes.
  (6) Beginning with the date of a tenant organization request for an appraisal, and for each day thereafter until the tenant organization receives the appraisal, the negotiation period described in § 42-3404.11(2) shall be extended by one day.
  (7) (A) The determination of the appraised value of the housing accommodation in accordance with this subsection shall become the sales price of the bona fide offer of sale for the housing accommodation unless:
      (i) The owner and the tenant organization agree upon a different sales price of the housing accommodation; or
      (ii) The owner elects to withdraw the offer of sale within 14 days of the receipt of the appraisal by the owner.
    (B) (i) The owner shall withdraw the offer of sale by delivering by hand or by certified mail a letter of withdrawal to the Mayor and a member of the board of directors of the tenant organization.
      (ii) Upon the election to withdraw the offer of sale, the owner shall reimburse the tenant organization for its entire share of the cost of the appraisal within 14 days of delivery pursuant to sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph.
      (iii) An owner who withdraws an offer of sale in accordance with this subparagraph shall be precluded from making a subsequent offer of sale to the tenant organization without an arm’s-length third party contract for 3 months from the date of the election to withdraw the offer of sale.
  (8) Within 30 days of the receipt of the appraisal conducted by an appraiser selected by the Mayor pursuant to paragraph (5)(C) of this subsection, either the tenant organization or the owner of the housing accommodation may challenge the appraisal as being in violation of the requirements of this subsection in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the court to take any appropriate action the court may deem necessary.
(a-2) Notwithstanding subsection (a-1) of this section, for a tenant organization that before February 26, 2016 has registered the tenant organization with the Mayor pursuant to § 42-3404.11(1) and pursuant to either § 42-3405.03 or § 42-3405.03a has filed a complaint concerning this section, the following shall apply, beginning January 1, 2014:
  (1) Repealed.
  (2) Whenever an offer of sale is made to tenants for a housing accommodation with 5 or more units that is required by subsection (a) or (a-1) of this section before the owner may issue a notice to vacate for purposes of demolition or discontinuance of housing use, and the offer is made in the absence of an arm’s-length third-party contract, the following shall apply:
    (A) The sales price contained in the offer of sale shall be less than or equal to a price and other material terms comparable to that at which a willing seller and a willing buyer would sell and purchase the housing accommodation, or the appraised value of the housing accommodation as determined by this subsection.
    (B) An appraised value shall only be based on rights an owner has as a matter-of-right as of the date of the offer, including any existing right an owner may have to convert the property to another use.
    (C) Within the restrictions of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, an appraised value may take into consideration the highest and best use of the property.
    (D) The owner of the housing accommodation shall have the burden of proof to establish that an offer of sale under this subsection is a bona fide offer of sale.
    (E) (i) A tenant organization registered according to § 42-3404.11(1) may challenge the offer presented by an owner of a housing accommodation as not being a bona fide offer of sale, and request a determination of the appraised value of the housing accommodation.
      (ii) The tenant organization shall request an appraisal by delivering the request to the Mayor and the owner by hand or by certified mail within 45 days of receipt of the alleged bona fide offer of sale.
      (iii) (I) The tenant organization and owner of the housing accommodation shall jointly select an appraiser. If within 14 days after a tenant organization has requested an appraisal, the tenant organization and owner of the housing accommodation have not agreed upon an appraiser, either party may request that the Mayor select an appraiser.
        (II) A request that the Mayor select an appraiser shall be in writing and delivered by hand or by certified mail to the Mayor and to the owner or to a member of the board of the tenant organization.
        (III) The Mayor shall select the appraiser on a sole source basis within 7 days of receiving the request for an appraiser.
      (iv) The tenant organization and owner of the housing accommodation shall pay one-third and two-thirds of the cost of the appraisal, respectively.
      (v) (I) The appraiser shall hold an active license as a Certified General Real Property Real Estate Appraiser that has been issued by the District of Columbia Board of Real Estate Appraisers.
        (II) The owner shall give the appraiser full, unfettered access to the property.
        (III) The owner shall respond within 7 days to any request for information from the appraiser.
        (IV) The tenant organization may give the appraiser information relevant to the valuation of the property.
      (vi) The appraisal shall be completed expeditiously according to standard industry timeframes.
    (F) Beginning with the date of a tenant organization request for an appraisal, and for each day thereafter until the tenant organization receives the appraisal, the negotiation period described in § 42-3404.11(2) shall be extended by one day.
    (G) (i) The determination of the appraised value of the housing accommodation in accordance with this subsection shall become the sales price of the bona fide offer of sale for the housing accommodation unless:
        (I) The owner and the tenant organization agree upon a different sales price of the housing accommodation; or
        (II) The owner elects to withdraw the offer of sale within 14 days of the receipt of the appraisal by the owner.
      (ii) (I) The owner shall withdraw the offer of sale by delivering by hand or by certified mail a letter of withdrawal to the Mayor and a member of the board of directors of the tenant organization.
        (II) Upon the election to withdraw the offer of sale, the owner shall reimburse the tenant organization for its entire share of the cost of the appraisal within 14 days of delivery pursuant to sub-sub-subparagraph (I) of this sub-subparagraph.
        (III) An owner who withdraws an offer of sale in accordance with this subparagraph shall be precluded from making a subsequent offer of sale to the tenant organization without an arm’s-length third party contract for 3 months from the date of the election to withdraw the offer of sale.
    (H) Within 30 days of the receipt of the appraisal conducted by an appraiser selected by the Mayor pursuant to subparagraph (E)(iii) of this paragraph, either the tenant organization or the owner of the housing accommodation may challenge the appraisal as being in violation of the requirements of this subsection, to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the court to take any appropriate action the court may deem necessary.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
(e) (1) Within 5 days after a request by any person, the Mayor shall provide:
    (A) Written certifications, including the date of receipt, of any notices received pursuant to this subchapter and subchapter V of this chapter , or, if the Mayor has not received notices regarding a property specified by the requestor, certification of such non-receipt; and
    (B) Copies of the notices.
  (2) The certifications may be recorded among the records of the Recorder of Deeds and shall be exempt from filing fees.
(f) A tenant's rights under this subchapter vest at the time of receipt of an offer of sale pursuant to § 42-3404.03 and shall not apply to a tenant that begins occupying a housing accommodation after the issuance of an offer of sale.
D.C. Code § 42-3531.13 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35A / § 42-3531.13
§ 42-3531.13. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing to determine liability for a bill shall be held before an administrative law judge within the Office of Administrative Hearings and shall be conducted in accordance with § 2-509 .
(b) If an owner who requests a hearing fails to appear at a hearing, the administrative law judge may proceed with the hearing and issue a final decision in the case.
(c) (1) The administrative law judge shall decide whether the owner's liability for the amount of the bill, in whole or in part, has been established by a preponderance of the evidence.
  (2) If an owner is found liable for any portion of the bill, the administrative law judge may impose an additional penalty of up to twice the amount of the liability for the bill.
(d) If an administrative law judge issues an order finding an owner liable, the owner shall pay the amount due within 30 days after the issuance of the order.
D.C. Code § 42-1659 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16B / § 42-1659
§ 42-1659. Notice of appointment; claim against receivership; distribution to creditors.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, a receiver shall give notice of appointment of the receiver to creditors of the owner by:
  (1) Deposit for delivery through first-class mail or other commercially reasonable delivery method to the last-known address of each creditor; and
  (2) Publication as directed by the Superior Court.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, the notice required by subsection (a) of this section must specify the date by which each creditor holding a claim against the owner which arose before appointment of the receiver must submit the claim to the receiver. The date specified must be at least 90 days after the later of notice under subsection (a)(1) of this section or last publication under subsection (a)(2) of this section. The Superior Court may extend the period for submitting the claim. Unless the Superior Court orders otherwise, a claim that is not submitted timely is not entitled to a distribution from the receivership.
(c) A claim submitted by a creditor under this section must:
  (1) State the name and address of the creditor;
  (2) State the amount and basis of the claim;
  (3) Identify any property securing the claim;
  (4) Be signed by the creditor under penalty of perjury; and
  (5) Include a copy of any record on which the claim is based.
(d) An assignment by a creditor of a claim against the owner is effective against the receiver only if the assignee gives timely notice of the assignment to the receiver in a signed record.
(e) At any time before entry of an order approving a receiver's final report, the receiver may file with the Superior Court an objection to a claim of a creditor, stating the basis for the objection. The Superior Court shall allow or disallow the claim according to law of the District other than this chapter .
(f) If the Superior Court concludes that receivership property is likely to be insufficient to satisfy claims of each creditor holding a perfected lien on the property, the Superior Court may order that:
  (1) The receiver need not give notice under subsection (a) of this section of the appointment to all creditors of the owner, but only such creditors as the Superior Court directs; and
  (2) Unsecured creditors need not submit claims under this section.
(g) Subject to § 42-1660 :
  (1) A distribution of receivership property to a creditor holding a perfected lien on the property must be made in accordance with the creditor's priority under law of the District other than this chapter ; and
  (2) A distribution of receivership property to a creditor with an allowed unsecured claim must be made as the Superior Court directs according to law of the District other than this act .
D.C. Code § 42-4082 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4082
§ 42-4082. Eligibility assistance.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-3411.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34A / § 42-3411.01
§ 42-3411.01. STAY DC Improvements.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No later than August 9, 2021, the Stronger Together by Assisting You ("STAY DC") Program application portal shall allow housing providers to submit an application for emergency rental assistance on behalf of tenants with an electronic signature from the tenant for funding allocated to the District through section 501 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, approved December 27, 2020 (134 Stat. 2069; 15 U.S.C. § 9058a ).
  (2) Applications submitted by housing providers under paragraph (1) shall meet all the requirements of section 501(f)(2) of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, approved December 27, 2020 (134 Stat. 2069; 15 U.S.C. § 9058a(f)(2)), and applicable guidance issued by the United States Department of Treasury.
(b) No later than August 9, 2021, the Mayor shall issue guidance outlining the circumstances in which STAY DC will cover arrearages for internet services provided to the rental unit and security deposits, consistent with U.S. Department of Treasury guidance. This guidance shall be posted on the STAY DC website.
(c) Should additional time be necessary to implement the changes in this section, the Mayor shall notify the Council. For each specific improvement required by this section, the notice to Council shall include the reason more time is needed, and an estimate of the additional time needed.
(d) No later than August 9, 2021, the Mayor shall provide information related to the STAY DC program, including eligibility, instructions for application, benefits of enrolling, and any programmatic deadlines, via e-mail or another form of communication, to all individuals who have received benefits during the emergencies declared in the Declaration of Public Emergency (Mayor's Order 2020-045) together with the Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mayor's Order 2020-046), declared on March 11, 2020, including any extension of those declared emergencies, from the following programs:
  (1) Unemployment insurance;
  (2) Emergency rental assistance;
  (3) Medicaid;
  (4) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program;
  (5) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
  (6) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; and
  (7) DC Healthcare Alliance.
D.C. Code § 42-3131.05 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A / § 42-3131.05
§ 42-3131.05. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of §§ 42-3131.05 through 42-3131.21 , the term:
  (1) "Active construction" means construction activity being performed pursuant to a valid building permit.
  (2) "Advisory Neighborhood Commission certification" means a resolution approved by a majority vote of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which a building is located requesting that the Mayor classify the building as vacant or blighted vacant.
  (3) "Blighted vacant building" means a vacant building that is determined by the Mayor to be in such a condition as to pose a danger to the health, safety, or general welfare of the community.
  (4) "Commercial unit" means a building, or a part of a building, zoned for commercial purposes under the zoning regulations of the District of Columbia.
  (5) "Dwelling unit" means a room or group of rooms forming a single unit designed, or intended to be used, for living and sleeping, whether or not designed or intended for the preparation and eating of meals or to be under the exclusive control of the occupant. The term "dwelling unit" shall not include a room or group of rooms forming a single unit in a hotel or motel licensed in the District of Columbia, actively operating as a hotel or motel.
  (6) "Fit for occupancy" means ready for immediate occupancy by a tenant without more than minor cosmetic changes and meeting minimum standards for safety, sanitation, and habitability.
  (7) "Multifamily residential building" means a building containing 3 or more dwelling units.
  (8) "Occupied" means:
    (A) For purposes of a dwelling unit, the use of one's residence in improved real property on a regular or habitual basis. For purposes of a dwelling unit, the term "occupied" excludes incidental or non-residential uses such as storage, occasional visits, social gatherings, or maintenance alone; or
    (B) For purposes of a commercial unit, use consistent with zoning regulations, for which there is a current valid certificate of occupancy, and:
      (i) Paid utility receipts for the specified period, executed lease agreements, or sales tax return; or
      (ii) Other evidence of use of the building that the Mayor may require by rule.
  (9) "Owner" shall mean any person or entity who, alone or jointly or severally with others:
    (A) Has legal title to the subject property; or
    (B) Has charge, care, or control of the subject property, whether as owner or member, in whole or in part, of the legally titled owner, as agent of the legally titled owner, or as a fiduciary of the estate of the legally titled owner or any officer appointed by the court.
  (10) "Owner of record" means the person or persons named in the public record as the title holder of the property.
  (11) "Real property" shall have the same meaning as set forth in D.C. Official Code § 47-802(1) .
  (12) "Related owners" or "related ownership" exists when a deduction for a loss from the sale or exchange of properties between taxpayers would be disallowed under 26 U.S.C. § 267; provided, that the exclusion under 26 U.S.C. § 267(a)(1) for a loss in a distribution in a complete liquidation shall not apply.
  (13) "Relative" means a spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, child, or grandchild, or a sibling's child, spouse, or domestic partner.
  (14) "Vacant building" means any real property improved by a building that is not lawfully occupied on a regular or habitual basis by the owner or a tenant or other person having the permission of the owner; provided, that, in the case of residential buildings, the Mayor determines that there is no resident for whom an intent to return and lawfully occupy the building can be shown.
D.C. Code § 42-4025 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4025
§ 42-4025. Substantial rehabilitation.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1903.12a — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1903.12a
§ 42-1903.12a. Notice of intention to take legal action to collect past due amounts.
Status: in_force

The unit owners' association shall, when advising the unit owner of its intention to take legal action to collect any past due amount owed by a unit owner, provide a notice to the unit owner to include:
(1) A statement of the account showing the total amount that is past due, including a breakdown of the categories of amounts claimed to be due and the dates those amounts accrued;
(2) Contact information for the individual or office the unit owner must contact to settle the past due amount; and
(3) An enclosure providing information on the availability of resources that a unit owner may utilize, which shall be in substantively the following form in at least 18-point font:
.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.11 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.11
§ 42-3404.11. Accommodations with 5 or more units.
Status: in_force

The following provisions apply to accommodations with 5 or more units:
(1) Tenant organization. — In order to make a contract of sale with an owner, the tenants shall: (A) form a tenant organization with the legal capacity to hold real property, elect officers, and adopt bylaws, unless such a tenant organization exists in a form desired by the tenants; (B) file articles of incorporation; and (C) deliver an application for registration to the Mayor and the owner by hand or by certified mail within 45 days of receipt of a valid offer or the Mayor’s receipt of a copy of a valid offer, whichever is later. If, at the time of receipt of the valid offer, a tenant organization exists in a form desired by the tenants, the delivery of the application for registration to the Mayor and the owner by hand or by certified mail shall be within 30 days of receipt of a valid offer or the Mayor’s receipt of a valid offer, whichever is later. The application shall include the name, address, and phone number of tenant officers and legal counsel (if any); a copy of the articles of incorporation, as filed; a copy of the bylaws; documentation that the organization represents at least a majority of the occupied rental units as of the time of registration and such other information as the Mayor may require. Upon registration, the organization constitutes the sole representative of the tenants, and the prior offer of sale is deemed an offer to the organization;
(2) Negotiation period. — The owner shall afford the tenant organization a reasonable period to negotiate a contract of sale, and shall not require less than 120 days from the date of receipt of the statement of registration. For every day of delay in providing information by the owner as required by this subchapter, the negotiation period is extended by 1 day;
(3) Time before settlement. — (A) The owner shall afford the tenant organization a reasonable period prior to settlement in order to secure financing and financial assistance, and shall not require less than 120 days after the date of contracting. If a lending institution or agency estimates in writing that a decision with respect to financing or financial assistance will be made within 240 days after the date of contracting, the owner shall afford an extension of time consistent with that written estimate;
  (B) If the tenant organization articles of incorporation provide, by the date of contracting, that the purpose of the tenant organization is to convert the accommodation to a nonprofit housing cooperative with appreciation of share value limited to a maximum of the annual rate of inflation, the owner shall require not less than 180 days after the date of contracting or such additional time as required by this section;
(4) Lapse of time. — If 360 days elapse from the date of a valid offer under this subchapter and the owner has not sold or contracted for the sale of the accommodation, or in the case of an offer of sale given for the purposes of demolition or discontinuance of housing use, has not issued a notice to vacate for demolition or discontinuance of housing use, pursuant to § 42-3505.01(g) or (i), the owner shall comply anew with the terms of this subchapter; provided, that if the negotiation period has been extended pursuant to § 42-3404.02(a-1)(6) or (a-2)(2)(F), the 360-day limit described in this paragraph may be extended by one day for each day of the extension.
D.C. Code § 42-506 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 5 / § 42-506
§ 42-506. Estates classified; possession; expectancy.
Status: in_force

Estates are either in possession or in expectancy.
D.C. Code § 42-3919 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3919
§ 42-3919. Disciplinary action by the Board.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-818.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8 / § 42-818.01
§ 42-818.01. Tracking addresses.
Status: in_force

Every deed of trust or substitution of trustee offered for recordation shall have the name and address of each party to the deed of trust or substitution of trustee typed or printed directly above or below the signature of the party. Deeds of trust or substitution of trustee submitted without both the name and address of each person will not be recorded.
D.C. Code § 42-3928 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3928
§ 42-3928. Alternative sanctions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-404 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 4 / § 42-404
§ 42-404. Failures in formal requisites of an instrument.
Status: in_force

(a) The failures in the formal requisites of an instrument that may be cured by this act are:
  (1) An omission of an acknowledgment, defective or improper acknowledgment, or any failure to meet a requirement in the taking of an acknowledgment;
  (2) A failure to attach a clerk’s certificate;
  (3) An omission of a notary seal or other seal; or
  (4) An omission of an attestation.
(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to eliminate the requirement that a deed be under seal. Any deed accepted for recordation without a seal but made effective by operation of this act shall be deemed a sealed instrument.
(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to validate any instrument with respect to which there was any misrepresentation, fraudulent act, or illegal provision in connection with its execution or acknowledgment.
(d) Any person convicted of a fraudulent act, in connection with the validation of any instrument under §§ 42-402 , 42-403 , and 42-602 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 22-3222 .
D.C. Code § 42-1010 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 10 / § 42-1010
§ 42-1010. Liability of special and beneficial power in equity.
Status: in_force

Every special and beneficial power shall be liable, in equity, to the claims of creditors, and the execution of the power may be decreed for the benefit of the creditors entitled.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.10 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.10
§ 42-3404.10. Accommodations with 2 through 4 units.
Status: in_force

(a) The following provisions shall apply to accommodations owned in majority by a business corporation, as that term is defined in § 29-101.02(2)(A) , with 2 through 4 units, other than 2-unit single-family accommodations:
  (1) Joint and several response. — The tenants may respond to an owner’s offer first jointly, then severally. Upon receipt of a written offer of sale from the owner that includes a description of the tenant’s rights and obligations under this section, or upon the Mayor’s receipt of a copy of the written offer of sale, whichever is later, a group of tenants acting jointly shall have 15 days to provide the owner and the Mayor, by hand or by sending by certified mail, with a written statement of interest. Following that time period, if the tenants acting jointly have failed to submit a written statement of interest, an individual tenant shall have 7 days to provide a statement of interest to the owner and the Mayor, by hand or by sending by certified mail,. Each statement of interest must be clear expression of interest on the part of the tenant or tenant group to exercise the right to purchase as specified in this subchapter;
  (2) Negotiation period. — (A) Upon receipt of a letter of intent from a tenant or a tenant group, the owner shall afford the tenants a reasonable period to negotiate a contract of sale, and shall not require less than 90 days. For every day of delay in providing information by the owner as required by this subchapter, the negotiation period is extended by 1 day. If more than 1 individual tenant submits a written statement of interest, the owner shall negotiate with each tenant separately, or jointly if the tenants agree to negotiate jointly;
    (B) If, at the end of the 90-day period or any extensions thereof, the tenants jointly have not contracted with the owner, the owner shall provide an additional 30-day period, during which any 1 of the current tenants may contract with the owner for the purchase of the accommodation;
    (C) If the owner is required to negotiate with more than one tenant pursuant to this section, the owner may decide which contract is more favorable without liability to the other tenants.
  (3) Time before settlement. — The owner shall afford the tenant a reasonable period prior to settlement in order to secure financing and financial assistance, and shall not require less than 90 days after the date of contracting. If a lending institution or agency estimates in writing that a decision with respect to financing or financial assistance will be made within 120 days after the date of contracting, the owner shall afford an extension of time consistent with that written estimate;
  (4) Lapse of time. — If 240 days elapse from the date of a valid offer under this subchapter and the owner has not sold or contracted for the sale of the accommodation, the owner shall comply anew with the terms of this subchapter.
(b) Accommodations with 2 through 4 units, not owned in majority by a business corporation as defined in § 29-101.02(2)(A) , shall be exempt from this subchapter except that tenants of such accommodations shall be entitled to the notice and rights provided in § 42-3404.09(b) .
D.C. Code § 42-3105 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31 / § 42-3105
§ 42-3105. Protection of witnesses.
Status: in_force

If proof of the existence of the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance depends, in whole or in part, upon affidavits of witnesses who are not law enforcement officers, the court in its discretion may issue orders to protect those witnesses, including, but not limited to, placing the complaint and supporting affidavits under seal.
D.C. Code § 42-205 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 2 / § 42-205
§ 42-205. Application and construction of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws with respect to the subject of the chapter among states enacting it.
D.C. Code § 42-832.20 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.20
§ 42-832.20. Effective date of noteowner’s receipt of payments.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3508.06 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3508.06
§ 42-3508.06. Incentives for development of single-room-occupancy housing.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may provide tax abatements and deferral or forgiveness of water and sewer fees and other indebtedness to the District as incentives for the development of single-room-occupancy housing for low- and moderate-income tenants. These incentives shall be provided pursuant to negotiations and written agreements between the Mayor and housing providers engaged in the development or operation of single-room-occupancy housing accommodations. In these negotiations and written agreements, the Mayor may establish a formula for abating property tax liability for properties developed pursuant to this section for a period of not more than 10 years beginning during the first year that newly-constructed or rehabilitated single-room-occupancy housing becomes available for occupancy.
(b) The incentives provided by this section shall be available for new construction, renovation of any vacant rental housing accommodation, or renovation of any non-housing property, whether vacant or not, for single-room-occupancy housing.
(c) To qualify for the incentives provided by this section, the housing provider shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Mayor that the single-room-occupancy housing meets the following minimum standards:
  (1) Rental rates are affordable for low- and moderate-income tenants and reflect costs offset by the tax abatements and deferral or forgiveness of indebtedness to the District provided pursuant to this section;
  (2) The location is in compliance with the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia;
  (3) Each rental unit includes no less than 95 square feet of space, and a clothing storage unit;
  (4) Toilet and shower or bathing facilities are provided on each floor where tenants reside, in a reasonable size to meet the needs of the tenants residing on that floor;
  (5) A common-space day room, kitchen, and laundry facilities sufficient to meet the needs of all tenants at 100% occupancy are provided;
  (6) A 24-hour security system, either manual or electronic, is provided; and
  (7) The housing accommodation has a resident manager who resides on the premises.
(d) Within 180 days from August 25, 1994, the Mayor shall compile, provide to the Council, and publish in the District of Columbia Register an initial list of District-owned and privately-owned properties in the District that are available and suitable for the development of single-room-occupancy housing in accordance with this section. At least annually thereafter, the Mayor shall publish a revised list and provide a written report to the Council regarding the status of single-room-occupancy housing development at these and other sites.
D.C. Code § 42-838.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-838.02
§ 42-838.02. Determination at expedited hearing.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-841.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-841.01
§ 42-841.01. Business day; time; place.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3706 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 37 / § 42-3706
§ 42-3706. Rules.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1737 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1737
§ 42-1737. Bond required for renewal of licenses.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3502.05 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3502.05
§ 42-3502.05. Registration and coverage.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on June 23, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version .*
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, subsection (f) of this section through § 42-3502.19 shall apply to each rental unit in the District; provided, that the following rental units shall be exempt from subsections (g) and (h)(2) of this section and §§ 42-3502.06 through 42-3502.16 , 42-3502.18 , and 42-3502.19 :
  (1) Any rental unit in any federally or District-owned housing accommodation or in any housing accommodation with respect to which the mortgage or rent is federally or District-subsidized except units subsidized under subchapter III of this chapter , or any unit rented by a home and community-based services waiver provider and occupied by a tenant with a disability without regard to income but otherwise as defined in §42-3502.05(f)(2)(A) , or any rental unit for which the housing provider receives tax credits pursuant to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, as defined in § 42-2853.01(5) ; or co-leased by a home and community-based services waiver provider and occupied by a tenant with a disability without regard to income but otherwise as defined in § 42-3502.06(f)(2)(A) [(f) repealed];
  (2) Any rental unit in any newly constructed housing accommodation for which the building permit was issued after December 31, 1975, or any newly created rental unit, added to an existing structure or housing accommodation and covered by a certificate of occupancy for housing use issued after January 1, 1980, provided, however, that this exemption shall not apply to any housing accommodation the construction of which required the demolition of an housing accommodation subject to this chapter, unless the number of newly constructed rental units exceeds the number of demolished rental units;
  (3) Except as provided by subsection (a-1) of this section, any rental unit in any housing accommodation of 4 or fewer rental units, including any aggregate of 4 rental units whether within the same structure or not, provided:
    (A) The housing accommodation is owned by not more than 4 natural persons;
    (B) None of the housing providers has an interest, either directly or indirectly, in any other rental unit in the District of Columbia;
    (C) The housing provider of the housing accommodation files with the Rent Administrator a claim of exemption statement which consists of an oath or affirmation by the housing provider of the valid claim to the exemption. The claim of exemption statement shall also contain the signatures of each person having an interest, direct or indirect, in the housing accommodation. Any change in the ownership of the exempted housing accommodation or change in the housing provider’s interest in any other housing accommodation which would invalidate the exemption claim must be reported in writing to the Rent Administrator within 30 days of the change;
    (D) The limitation of the exemption to a housing accommodation owned by natural persons shall not apply to a housing accommodation owned or controlled by a decedent’s estate or testamentary trust if the housing accommodation was, at the time of the decedent’s death, already exempt under the terms of paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B) of this subsection; and
    (E) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a condominium rental unit for the exemption provided by this paragraph, by § 42-3404.13(a)(3) , or by § 42-4016(a)(3) [expired], a housing accommodation shall be the aggregate of the condominium rental units and any other rental units owned by the natural person(s) claiming the exemption.
  (4) Any housing accommodation which has been continuously vacant and not subject to a rental agreement since January 1, 1985, and any housing accommodation previously exempt under § 206(a)(4) of the Rental Housing Act of 1980, provided that upon rerental the housing accommodation is in substantial compliance with the housing regulations when offered for rent;
  (5) Any rental unit in any structure owned by a cooperative housing association, if:
    (A) The proprietary lease or occupancy agreement for the rental unit is owned by not more than 4 natural persons, who are shareholders or members of the cooperative housing association;
    (B) None of the shareholders or members has an interest, directly or indirectly, in more than 4 rental units in the District of Columbia. A shareholder or member of a cooperative housing association owning a proprietary lease or occupancy agreement for a rental unit in an association shall not be deemed to have an indirect interest in any other rental unit in any structure owned by a cooperative housing association solely by virtue of ownership of a stock or membership certificate, proprietary lease, or other evidence of membership in the association; and
    (C) The shareholders or members owning the proprietary lease or occupancy agreement for the rental unit file with the Rent Administrator a claim of exemption statement which consists of an oath or affirmation by the shareholders or members of a valid claim to the exemption. The claim of exemption statement shall also contain the signature of each person having an interest, direct or indirect, in the proprietary lease or occupancy agreement for the rental unit. Any change in the ownership of the proprietary lease or occupancy agreement or change in the shareholder’s or member’s interest in any other rental unit which would invalidate the exemption claim must be reported in writing to the Rent Administrator within 30 days of the change;
  (6) [Disapproved.]
  (7) Housing accommodations for which a building improvement plan has been executed under the apartment improvement program and housing accommodations which receive rehabilitation assistance under other multi-family assistance programs administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, if:
    (A) The building improvement plan, accompanied by a certification signed by the tenants of 70% of the occupied units, is filed with the Division at the time of execution;
    (B) Upon expiration of the building improvement plan, the exemption provided under this paragraph shall terminate and the housing accommodation will again be subject to §§ 42-3502.05(f) through 42-3502.19 ; and
    (C) Upon expiration of the building improvement plan, and notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-3502.09 , the schedule of rents charged, services, and facilities established by the building improvement plans shall be considered the rents charged and service and facility levels established for the purposes of subchapter II of this chapter ;
  (8) [Disapproved.]
  (9) [Disapproved.]
  (10) [Disapproved.]
(a-1) If a housing provider comes into possession of a housing accommodation as a result of a transfer pursuant to 42-3404.02(c)(2) , then the housing provider shall be eligible for the exemption provided by subsection (a)(3) of this section only if the housing provider was eligible for the exemption at the time of the transfer.
(a-2) Any rental unit that is subject to a tax exemption pursuant to § 47-1005.03 shall be subject to the requirements of  subsection (f) of this section through § 42-3502.19 after the expiration or termination of the tax exemption, notwithstanding whether the rental unit would otherwise be eligible for an exemption under subsection (a) of this section.
(b) Rent may not be increased under subsections (a)(9) and (a)(10) of this section if:
  (1) The unit is vacated as a result of eviction or termination of tenancy where the housing provider seeks in good faith to recover possession for occupancy by the housing provider or a member of the housing provider’s family, or the housing provider seeks to recover possession in order to remove permanently the unit from rental housing; or
  (2) The vacating of a rental unit by a tenant as a result of a housing provider creating an unreasonable interference with the tenant’s comfort, safety, or enjoyment of the rental unit or as a result of retaliatory action under § 42-3505.02 shall not be considered a voluntary vacating of the unit.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section the housing provider shall be entitled to an exemption whenever the unit is next vacated in accordance with subsections (a)(9) and (a)(10)(A) of this section after an intervening loss of the exemption.
(d) Prior to the execution of a lease or other rental agreement after July 17, 1985, a prospective tenant of any unit exempted under subsection (a) of this section shall receive a notice in writing advising the prospective tenant that rent increases for the accommodation are not regulated by the rent stabilization program.
(e) This chapter shall not apply to the following units:
  (1) Any rental unit operated by a foreign government as a residence for diplomatic personnel;
  (2) Any rental unit in an establishment which has as its primary purpose providing diagnostic care and treatment of diseases, including, but not limited to, hospitals, convalescent homes, nursing homes, and personal care homes;
  (3) Any dormitory; and
  (4) Following a determination by the Rent Administrator, any rental unit or housing accommodation intended for use as long-term temporary housing by families with 1 or more members that satisfies each of the following requirements:
    (A) The rental unit or housing accommodation is occupied by families that, at the time of their initial occupancy, have had incomes at or below 50% of the District median income for families of the size in question for the immediately preceding 12 months;
    (B) The housing provider of the rental unit or housing accommodation is a nonprofit charitable organization that operates the unit or housing accommodation on a strictly not-for-profit basis under which no part of the net earnings of the housing provider inure to the benefit of or are distributable to its directors, officers, or any private individual other than as reasonable compensation for services rendered; and
    (C) The housing provider offers a comprehensive social services program to resident families.
(f) (1) Within 90 days after completion of the publicly accessible rent control housing database created pursuant to § 42-3502.03c , each housing provider of a housing accommodation for which the housing provider is receiving rent or is entitled to receive rent shall file a new registration statement and, if applicable, a new claim of exemption via the online housing provider portal developed pursuant to § 42-3502.03c(e-1) .
  (2) A person who becomes a housing provider of a housing accommodation 90 days or more after completion of the publicly accessible rent control housing database created pursuant to § 42-3502.03c , shall file a registration statement and, if applicable, claim of exemption, within 30 days after becoming a housing provider.
  (3) The registration statement and claim of exemption shall solicit, among the information required for registration, the following:
    (A) For all housing accommodations:
      (i) Address of the housing accommodation;
      (ii) Type of housing accommodation;
      (iii) Number of bedrooms in each unit of the housing accommodation; and
      (iv) Property owner's business information.
    (B) For each housing accommodation required to obtain a housing business license, the dates and numbers of the housing business license and the certificates of occupancy, where required by law, issued by the District government, and a copy of each housing business license and certificate of occupancy;
    (C) For each housing accommodation not required to obtain a housing business license, the information contained therein and the dates and numbers of the certificates of occupancy issued by the District government, and a copy of each certificate;
    (D) Where the housing provider does not seek an exemption under subsection (a) of this section for the housing accommodation:
      (i) The current rent charged for each rental unit in the housing accommodation, the related services included, and the related facilities and charges;
      (ii) The current related and optional services and facilities provided as part of rent or the rental agreement;
      (iii) A list of any outstanding violations of the housing regulations applicable to the housing accommodation, or an affidavit of the housing provider stating that the housing provider duly inspected the housing accommodation within the 6 months prior to filing the registration, and that there are no outstanding violations known to the housing provider; and
      (iv) The rate of return for the housing accommodation and the computations made by the housing provider to arrive at the rate of return, by application of the formula provided in § 42-3502.12 .
    (E) Where the housing provider seeks an exemption under subsection (a) of this section for the housing accommodation, the date on which each unit first became exempt, and the rent charged for the period of tenancy immediately preceding the first exemption.
  (4) (A) No penalties for failure to previously register the housing accommodation shall be assessed against a housing provider who registers a housing accommodation under this section within 90 days after completion of the publicly accessible rent control housing database created pursuant to § 42-3502.03c .
    (B) (i) Beginning 91 days after completion of the publicly accessible rent control housing database created pursuant to § 42-3502.03c , a housing provider, other than the federal government, who fails to register a housing accommodation under this section shall pay a penalty of $100 per unit to the District government.  The penalty shall be deposited into the Rental Housing Registration Fund established by § 42-3502.03e .
      (ii) A housing provider, other than a housing provider exempt pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, who does not timely register under this section may not institute a rent increase authorized by § 42-3402.08(a) until the housing provider registers and pays any associated penalty.
  (5) (A) The owner of a rental accommodation that is exempt from rent stabilization pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, at the time of registration, provide the following information for each rental unit:
      (i) The current monthly rent amount;
      (ii) The monthly rent amount charged for the same unit during each of the 2 prior calendar years; and
      (iii) The utilities, facilities and services, and appliances.
    (B) The information required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be submitted only at the time of registration and shall not be subject to any ongoing or annual reporting requirements.
(g) (1) A housing provider shall file the following notices with the Rent Administrator:
    (A) A copy of the rent increase notice given to the tenant for a rent increase under § 42-3502.08(h)(2) , within 30 days after the effective date of the increase; provided, that if rent increases are given to multiple tenants with the same effective date, the housing provider shall file a sample rent increase notice and a list attached stating the unit number, tenant name, previous rent charged, new rent charged, and effective date for each rent increase;
    (B) A copy of the notice given to the tenant for an increase under § 42-3502.13(d) stating the calculation of the initial rent charged in the lease (based on increases during the preceding 3 years) within 30 days of the commencement of the lease term;
    (C) A notice of a change in ownership or management of the housing accommodation, or change in the services and facilities included in the rent charged, within 30 days after the change.
  (2) Repealed.
(g-1) (1) After the expiration or termination of an exemption claimed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, a housing provider shall file, upon the re-renting of the unit, an amended registration statement with the Rent Administrator, which shall include the rent charged for the unit, calculated in accordance with the requirements of § 42-3502.09 , and the documentation supporting the calculation.
  (2) The notice requirements of subsection (h)(2) of this section shall apply to any amended registration statement filed pursuant to this subsection.
(h) (1) Each registration statement filed under this section shall be available for public inspection through the website of the Department of Housing and Community Development.
  (2) Each housing provider shall keep a duplicate of the registration statement posted in a public place on the premises of the housing accommodation to which the registration statement applies. Each housing provider may, instead of posting in each housing accommodation comprised of a single rental unit, mail to each tenant of the housing accommodation a duplicate of the registration statement.
(i) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3131.11 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A / § 42-3131.11
§ 42-3131.11. Notice of vacancy designation and right to appeal.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall identify nonregistered vacant buildings in the District, excluding vacant buildings identified in § 42-3131.08 , and blighted vacant buildings. The owner shall be notified that the owner’s building has been designated as a vacant building or as a blighted vacant building and of the owner’s right to appeal.
(b) Consistent with § 42-3131.05a(c) , a courtesy copy of notice required by this section shall be mailed or electronically mailed to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which the building is located, and the status of the building's designation shall be posted on an internet website maintained by the Department of Buildings that is accessible to the public.
D.C. Code § 42-4064 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4064
§ 42-4064. Arbitration.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3541.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35B / § 42-3541.02
§ 42-3541.02. Inquiries into certain arrests, accusations, and convictions.
Status: in_force

(a) A housing provider may not make an inquiry about or consider a previous arrest of the applicant if the arrest did not result in a conviction.
(b) (1) Before making a conditional offer, a housing provider may not make an inquiry about or require an applicant to disclose or reveal a pending criminal accusation or criminal conviction.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, a housing provider may have an applicant complete and sign all required paperwork authorizing the housing provider to perform an inquiry or any other check related to the eligibility criteria the housing provider may use in deciding whether to rent or lease to an applicant.
(c) (1) Before accepting an application fee, a housing provider must disclose, in writing, to the applicant:
(A) The eligibility criteria, including the financial, employment, criminal, and rental history criteria, used in deciding whether to rent or lease to the applicant; and
(B) A statement that the applicant may provide evidence demonstrating inaccuracies within the applicant's criminal record or evidence of rehabilitation or other mitigating factors.
(d) After making a conditional offer, a housing provider may only consider a pending criminal accusation or criminal conviction that has occurred within the past 7 years when the pending criminal accusation or criminal conviction is for one or more of the following crimes, whether committed in the District of Columbia or any other state, or the United States:
  (1) Arson under § 22-301 ;
  (2) Burning one's own property with intent to defraud or injure another under § 22-302 ;
  (3) Malicious burning, destruction, or injury of another's property under § 22-303 ;
  (4) Burglary under § 22-801 ;
  (5) Assault with intent to kill, rob, or poison, or to commit first degree sexual abuse, second degree sexual abuse, or child sexual abuse under § 22-401 ;
  (6) Assault with intent to commit mayhem or with dangerous weapon under § 22-402 ;
  (7) Aggravated assault under § 22-404.01 ;
  (8) Mayhem or maliciously disfiguring under § 22-406 ;
  (9) Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order with intent to defraud under § 22-1510 ;
  (10) Attempt to commit a crime under § 22-1803 , if the attempt is to commit a crime listed in this subsection;
  (11) Conspiracy to commit a crime under § 22-1805a , if the conspiracy is to commit a crime listed in this subsection;
  (12) Trafficking in labor or commercial sex acts under § 22-1833 ;
  (13) Sex trafficking of children under § 22-1834 ;
  (14) Kidnapping under § 22-2001 ;
  (15) Murder in the first degree under § 22-2101 ;
  (16) Murder in the first degree under § 22-2102 ;
  (17) Murder in the second degree under § 22-2103 ;
  (18) Manslaughter as penalized under § 22-2105 ;
  (19) Murder of law enforcement officer under § 22-2106 ;
  (20) Solicitation of murder or other crime of violence as penalized under § 22-2107 ;
  (21) Abducting, enticing, or harboring a child for the purpose of prostitution; harboring such child under § 22-2704 ;
  (22) Robbery under § 22-2801 ;
  (23) Attempt to commit robbery under § 22-2802 ;
  (24) First degree sexual abuse under § 22-3002 ;
  (25) Second degree sexual abuse under § 22-3003 ;
  (26) First degree child sexual abuse under § 22-3008 ;
  (27) Second degree child sexual abuse under § 22-3009 ;
  (28) First degree sexual abuse of a minor under § 22-3009.01 ;
  (29) Second degree sexual abuse of a minor under § 22-3009.02 ;
  (30) First degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner under § 22-3013 ;
  (31) Second degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner under § 22-3014 ;
  (32) First degree sexual abuse of a patient or client under § 22-3015 ;
  (33) Second degree sexual abuse of a patient or client under § 22-3016 ;
  (34) Acts of terrorism under § 22-3153 ;
  (35) Manufacture or possession of a weapon of mass destruction under § 22-3154 ;
  (36) Use, dissemination, or detonation of a weapon of mass destruction under § 22-3155 ;
  (37) Fraud under § 22-3221 ;
  (38) Credit card fraud under § 22-3223 ;
  (39) Insurance fraud in the first degree under § 22-3225.02 ;
  (40) Insurance fraud in the second degree under § 22-3225.03 ;
  (41) Forgery under § 22-3241 ;
  (42) Prohibited acts A under § 48-904.01 , excluding subsection (d)(1) of this section;
  (43) Prohibited acts B under § 48-904.02 ;
  (44) Prohibited acts C under § 48-904.03 ;
  (45) Prohibited acts D under § 48-904.03a ;
  (46) Distribution to minors under § 48-904.06 ;
  (47) Enlistment of minors to distribute under § 48-904.07 ; and
  (48) Attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime under § 48-904.09 , if the attempt or conspiracy is to commit a crime listed in this subsection.
(e) (1) A housing provider may withdraw a conditional offer based on an applicant's pending criminal accusation or a criminal conviction that has occurred within the past 7 years under subsection (d) of this section only if the housing provider determines, on balance, that the withdrawal achieves a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest.
  (2) The housing provider's determination of such an interest must be reasonable in light of the following factors:
    (A) The nature and severity of the criminal offense;
    (B) The age of the applicant at the time of the occurrence of the criminal offense;
    (C) The time which has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal offense;
    (D) Any information produced by the applicant, or produced on the applicant's behalf, in regard to the applicant's rehabilitation and good conduct since the occurrence of the criminal offense;
    (E) The degree to which the criminal offense, if it reoccurred, would negatively impact the safety of the housing provider's other tenants or property; and
    (F) Whether the criminal offense occurred on or was connected to property that was rented or leased by the applicant.
(f) (1) If a housing provider withdraws a conditional offer, the housing provider shall provide the applicant with written notification that includes, with specificity, the reason or reasons for the withdrawal of the conditional offer and a notice that advises the applicant of the applicant's right to file an administrative complaint with the Office of Human Rights.
  (2) (A) The applicant may request, within 20 days after the housing provider's  notice of the withdrawal, that the housing provider afford the applicant a copy of all information that the housing provider relied upon in considering the applicant, including criminal records.
    (B) A housing provider shall provide the information requested under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, free of charge, within 10 days after receipt of a timely request.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a housing provider to make an inquiry about or require an applicant to disclose or reveal a pending criminal accusation or criminal conviction of an individual under 18 years of age who will reside in the rental unit.
D.C. Code § 42-2812.03 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2812.03
§ 42-2812.03. Bond authorization for New Community Initiative neighborhoods, including Sursum Corda.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.90 and this subchapter, the Mayor is authorized to issue bonds to assist in financing, refinancing, or reimbursing costs of undertakings by the District to accomplish the purposes of the New Communities Initiative. Subject to Council approval by resolution submitted by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to issue bonds to assist in financing, refinancing, or reimbursing costs of developing mixed income and mixed use projects situated in:
  (1) The vicinity of an area known as Northwest One/Sursum Corda Cooperative, located between K Street, N.W., M Street, N.W., New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and North Capitol Street, N.W., in the District; or
  (2) Any other area that has been approved by the Council pursuant to the New Communities Initiative.
(b) (1) The bonds, which may be issued from time to time, in one or more series, shall be tax-exempt or taxable as the Mayor shall determine.
  (2) The total amount of funds allocated annually from the Housing Production Trust Fund to pay debt service on the bonds shall not exceed $16 million.
(c) The Mayor is authorized to pay from the proceeds of the bonds the costs and expenses of issuing and delivering the bonds, including, but not limited to, underwriting, legal, accounting, financial advisory, bond insurance or other credit enhancement, marketing and selling the bonds, and printing costs and expenses.
(d) The Mayor shall submit and the Council shall approve, by resolution, the amount of bonds that shall be issued at any one time for a project authorized by subsection (a) of this section. Each approval resolution shall state the aggregate principal amount of bonds to be issued, and shall be accompanied by a preliminary development plan that describes the projected construction plan, and includes the following:
  (1) A plan that provides for the one-to-one replacement of existing subsidized units, minimizes the displacement of current residents, relocates displaced residents to suitable interim housing within the general neighborhood, and provides the opportunity and the means for the return of the residents to the redeveloped community;
  (2) Evidence that the poverty rate in the community is 20% or more;
  (3) An executed agreement between the Mayor, or his Authorized Delegate, and one or more designated representatives of the community that acknowledges the immediate and recognizable need for redevelopment of the community;
  (4) A plan by which local, community-based developers of affordable housing may be able to achieve at least 40% participation in the redevelopment project;
  (5) A preliminary financing plan that includes a financial feasibility analysis that sets forth the proposed sources and uses of funds;
  (6) Evidence that 500 or more new or rehabilitated housing units will be developed in the proposed New Communities Initiative neighborhood, and which specifies the total number and the distribution of planned housing units by level of household income; and
  (7) An analysis of the synergies to be achieved through the allocation of public and private investments in human and physical capital, and their combined contribution to enhancement of the project’s economic feasibility.
(e) After May 1, 2013, all new bonds or notes for the New Communities Initiative shall be issued, secured, and paid pursuant to Subchapter II-D of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code; provided, that the new bonds or notes issued for the New Communities Initiative shall be:
  (1) Subject to Council approval by resolution submitted by the Mayor that includes the specific information required in subsection (d)(1) through (7) of this section;
  (2) Issued from time to time as a separate series of income tax secured revenue bonds issued pursuant to Subchapter II-D of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code and not combined into a single series with income tax secured revenue bonds issued for Capital Projects (other than for the New Communities Initiative), as defined in § 47-340.26(9) , or for any other purposes; and
  (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, refunding bonds and notes payable from and secured by the Allocated Fund may be issued to refund bonds issued under this chapter if such refunded bonds and notes were issued before May 1, 2013.
(f) By April 1, 2014, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the District of Columbia Housing Authority shall submit a written report to the Chairperson of the Council’s Committee on Economic Development, which shall address the following:
  (1) An overall summary of the progress of the New Communities Initiative, including:
    (A) Overall spending to date;
    (B) Projected future costs;
    (C) Completion status;
    (D) Total number of units built and income mix by Area Median Income; and
    (E) Estimated completion date.
  (2) A report on each New Communities Initiative site building, including:
    (A) Spending on the site to date;
    (B) Projected future costs;
    (C) Financing sources;
    (D) Updates on plans for new buildings, if any;
    (E) Income mix by Area Median Income;
    (F) Number of units in each building;
    (G) Completion status of each building; and
    (H) Estimated completion date of construction.
  (3) A report on each existing New Communities Initiative site, including:
    (A) Plans;
    (B) Completion status;
    (C) Spending on building to date;
    (D) Projected future costs;
    (E) Financing sources;
    (F) Estimated date of construction completion;
    (G) Number of residents that have been relocated;
    (H) Number of residents that have returned to site;
    (I) Number of units on original site; and
    (J) Income mix by Area Median Income.
  (4) A report on amenities, including:
    (A) Plans for amenities;
    (B) Spending on amenities to date;
    (C) Projected future costs; and
    (D) Financing sources.
  (5) A report on human capital, including:
    (A) Number of residents served;
    (B) Services offered;
    (C) Spending on human capital to date; and
    (D) Projected future costs.
D.C. Code § 42-4028 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4028
§ 42-4028. Judicial review.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-820 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8 / § 42-820
§ 42-820. Conveyance by and for individuals with mental disabilities following court order.
Status: in_force

It shall and may be lawful to and for any person or persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , or for the committee or committees of such person or persons, in his, her, or their name or names, by the direction of the chancellor, signified by an order made, upon hearing all parties concerned, on the petition of the person or persons, for whom such person or persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , shall be seized or possessed in trust, or of the mortgagor or mortgagors, or of the person or persons entitled to the monies secured by or upon any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, whereof any such person or persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , is or are, or shall be seized or possessed by way of mortgage, or of the person or persons entitled to the redemption thereof, to convey and assure any such lands, tenements, or hereditaments, in such manner as the chancellor shall, by such order so to be obtained, direct, to any other person or persons; and such conveyance or assurance, so to be had and made as aforesaid, shall be as good and effectual in law, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as if the said person or persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , was or were, at the time of the making such conveyance or assurance, of sane mind, memory, and understanding, and without an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , or had by him, her, or themselves executed the same. All and every person and persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , and only trustee or trustees, mortgagee or mortgagees, as aforesaid, or the committee and committees of all and every such person and persons with an intellectual disability or mental illness or non compos mentis , and only such trustee or mortgagee as aforesaid, shall and may be empowered and compelled, by such order so as aforesaid to be obtained, to make such conveyance or conveyances, assurance or assurances, as aforesaid, in like manner as trustees or mortgagees of sane memory are compellable to convey, surrender, or assign their trust estates or mortgages.
D.C. Code § 42-1005 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 10 / § 42-1005
§ 42-1005. Giving of absolute power — To owner of limited estate.
Status: in_force

Where an absolute power of disposition, not accompanied by any trust, shall be given to the owner of a particular estate for life or years, such estate shall be changed into a fee, absolute in respect to the rights of creditors and purchasers but subject to any future estates limited thereon in case the power should not be executed or the lands should not be sold for the satisfaction of debts.
D.C. Code § 42-1760 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1760
§ 42-1760. Effect of criminal conviction upon license application.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2507 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 25 / § 42-2507
§ 42-2507. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The rules shall include the following:
  (1) An application procedure for the Program;
  (2) A standard for eligibility and selection of applicants; and
  (3) The conditions under which the deferred payment loan may be granted.
(c) The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this section shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 42-1629 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16A / § 42-1629
§ 42-1629. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 464; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq .) ("Act"), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of the Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b)).
D.C. Code § 42-3505.52 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.52
§ 42-3505.52. Housing provider duty to mitigate damages after breach of the rental agreement by tenant.
Status: in_force

If a tenant refuses to take possession of a rental unit in bad faith, or vacates a rental unit before the end of a lease term, any actual damages the housing provider may be entitled to shall be subject to the duty of the housing provider to mitigate actual damages for breach of the rental agreement.
D.C. Code § 42-2704.08 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2704.08
§ 42-2704.08. Faith and credit and taxing power of District not pledged on obligation; statement thereto.
Status: in_force

Bonds, notes, and other obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter do not constitute an obligation of the District, but are payable solely from the revenues or assets of the Agency. Each bond, note, or other obligation issued under this chapter must contain on its face a statement that the Agency is not obligated to pay principal or interest except from the revenues or assets pledged and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the District is pledged to the payment of the principal or interest on a bond, note, or other obligation.
D.C. Code § 42-3151.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31B / § 42-3151.02
§ 42-3151.02. Petition for immediate taking.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3229 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3229
§ 42-3229. Surrender for new lease good without surrender of underleases; underleases continue unaffected; all rights and remedies to continue.
Status: in_force

In case any lease shall be duly surrendered, in order to be renewed, and a new lease made and executed by the chief landlord or landlords, the same new lease shall, without a surrender of all the underleases, be as good and valid, to all intents and purposes, as if all the underleases derived thereout had been likewise surrendered at or before the taking of such new lease; and all and every person and persons in whom any estate for life or lives, or for years, shall, from time to time, be vested by virtue of such new lease, and his, her, and their executors and administrators, shall be entitled to the rents, covenants, and duties, and have like remedy for recovery thereof, and the underlessees shall hold and enjoy the messuages, lands, and tenements, in the respective underleases, comprised, as if the original leases, out of which the respective underleases are derived, had been still kept on foot and continued, and the chief landlord and landlords shall have, and be entitled to, such and the same remedy, by distress or entry in and upon the messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments comprised in any such underlease, for the rents and duties reserved by such new lease, so far as the same exceed not the rents and duties reserved in the lease, out of which such underlease was derived, as they would have had in case such former lease had been still continued, or as they would have had, in case the respective underleases had been renewed under such new principal lease.
D.C. Code § 42-3131.07 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A / § 42-3131.07
§ 42-3131.07. Registration and renewal procedure.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-4061 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4061
§ 42-4061. Evictions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3608 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36 / § 42-3608
§ 42-3608. Court costs and attorney’s fees.
Status: in_force

The Court may award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to a civic association, community association, or resident association that is the prevailing plaintiff in an action brought under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 42-1218 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 12 / § 42-1218
§ 42-1218. Authority of Mayor to adjust fees; computation of rates; exception.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 42-1210 , 50-1212 , and 50-1213 , or any other act of Congress, the Mayor of the District of Columbia may, from time to time, increase or decrease the fees authorized to be charged for filing, recording, and indexing or for making a certified copy of any instrument; for searching records; for taking acknowledgments; for recording plats; for filing affidavits; for filing certificates of incorporation and amendments of certificates; for recording liens, assignments of liens, or releases of liens on motor vehicles or trailers; or for any other service rendered by the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.
(b) The fees for services rendered by the Office of the Recorder of Deeds shall be fixed at such rates, computed on such bases and in such manner, as may, in the judgment of the Mayor, be necessary to defray the approximate cost of operating the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Mayor to modify any provision of Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Title 29.
D.C. Code § 42-1123 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 11 / § 42-1123
§ 42-1123. Separability clause.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid the remainder of this chapter, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
D.C. Code § 42-844.08 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-844.08
§ 42-844.08. Reporting to Council.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3917 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3917
§ 42-3917. Investigations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3207 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3207
§ 42-3207. Refusal to surrender possession; double rent.
Status: in_force

If the tenant, after having given notice of his intention to quit as aforesaid, shall refuse, without reasonable excuse, to surrender possession according to such notice, he shall be liable to the landlord for rent at double the rate of rent payable according to the terms of tenancy for all the time that the tenant shall so wrongfully hold over, to be recovered in the same way as the rent accruing before the termination of the tenancy.
D.C. Code § 42-843.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-843.02
§ 42-843.02. Conveyance of real property and distribution of foreclosure sale proceeds.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2432 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 24A / § 42-2432
§ 42-2432. Prohibited foreclosure transactions and practices.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful, for compensation or gain or for potential or contingent compensation or gain, whether at the time of the transaction or in the future, to engage in, arrange, offer, promote, promise, solicit participation in, or carry out a foreclosure rescue transaction in the District or concerning residential property in the District. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit foreclosure rescue transactions that are not carried out for compensation or gain or for potential or contingent compensation or gain, including transactions engaged in between or among family members or arranged by a bona fide nonprofit community organization or nonprofit housing organization.
(b) It shall be unlawful to advertise, offer, or promote the availability of foreclosure rescue transactions or services related to foreclosure rescue transactions.
(c) It shall be unlawful to advertise, offer, or promote foreclosure rescue services without disclosing, clearly and conspicuously, a precise description of the goods or services offered and how they will assist persons in avoiding or delaying foreclosure or curing or otherwise addressing a default or failure to timely pay a residential mortgage loan obligation.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit the advertising of, offering of, promoting of, or engaging in foreclosure rescue transactions or foreclosure rescue services that are not carried out for compensation or gain or for potential or contingent compensation or gain, including transactions engaged in between or among family members or arranged by a bona fide nonprofit community organization or nonprofit housing organization.
D.C. Code § 42-2019 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2019
§ 42-2019. Supplemental method of enforcement of lien; rights and duties of subsequent purchaser; priority of lien, bond and trust; written statement of payments due under lien.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to proceedings available at law or equity for the enforcement of the lien established by § 42-2016 , all the owners of property constituted into a horizontal property regime may execute bonds conditioned upon the faithful performance and payment of the installments of the lien permitted by § 42-2016 and may secure the payment of such obligations by a declaration in trust recorded among the land records of the District of Columbia, granting unto a trustee or trustees appropriate powers to the end that upon default in the performance of such bond, said declaration in trust may be foreclosed by said trustee or trustees, acting at the direction of the manager, board of directors, or of management, as is proper practice in the District of Columbia in foreclosing a deed of trust.
(b) And the bylaws may require in the event such bonds have been executed and such declaration in trust is recorded that any subsequent purchaser of a condominium unit in said horizontal property regime shall take title subject thereto and shall assume such obligations; provided, that the said lien, bond, and declaration in trust shall be subordinate to and a junior lien to liens for real estate taxes and other taxes arising out of or resulting from the ownership, use, or operation of the common areas, liens for special assessments, including, but not limited to, special assessments for sewer mains, water mains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, alleys, paving of streets, roads, and avenues, removal or abatement of nuisances, and special assessments levied in connection with condemnation proceedings instituted by the District of Columbia, and liens for water charges and sanitary sewer service charges levied on the condominium unit, and to judgments, liens, preferences, and priorities for any tax assessed against a co-owner by the United States or the District of Columbia or due from or payable by a co-owner to the United States or the District of Columbia, and to judgments, liens, preferences, and priorities in favor of the District of Columbia for assessments or charges referred to in this section then or thereafter accruing against the unit and to the lien of any duly recorded deeds of trust, mortgages, or encumbrances previously placed upon the unit and said lien, bond, and declaration in trust shall be and become subordinate to any subsequently recorded deeds of trust, mortgages, or encumbrances; provided, that the lender thereunder shall first obtain from the manager, board of directors, or of administration a written statement as provided in § 42-2018 reflecting that payments due under this lien are current as of the date of recordation of such subsequent deed of trust, mortgage, or encumbrance.
D.C. Code § 42-1902.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1902.01
§ 42-1902.01. Creation of condominiums; recordation of instruments; plats; contiguity of units.
Status: in_force

No condominium shall come into existence except by the recordation of condominium instruments pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No condominium instruments shall be recorded unless all units located or to be located on any portion of the submitted land, other than within the boundaries of any convertible lands, are depicted on plats and plans that comply with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of § 42-1902.14 . The foreclosure of any mortgage, deed of trust or other lien shall not be deemed, ex proprio vigore, to terminate the condominium.
D.C. Code § 42-832.25 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.25
§ 42-832.25. Priority: effect of priority on the disposition of foreclosure surplus.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-833.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-833.01
§ 42-833.01. Qualification of trustee or assignee for foreclosure.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-204 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 2 / § 42-204
§ 42-204. Affected interests.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to any interest created after May 16, 1986, which complies with this chapter, whether designated as a conservation easement or as a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, easement, or otherwise.
(b) This chapter applies to any interest created before May 16, 1986, if it would have been enforceable had it been created after May 16, 1986, unless retroactive application contravenes the laws of the District of Columbia or the United States.
(c) This chapter does not invalidate any interest, whether designated as a conservation or preservation easement, a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, easement, or otherwise, that is enforceable under other law of the District of Columbia.
(d) Repealed.
(e) (1) The deduction of a qualified conservation contribution as claimed under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. § 170] shall be allowed under § 47-1803.03 .
  (2) The conservation easement shall qualify as a qualified conservation contribution notwithstanding the inclusion of a provision in the easement that permits the creation of a lien on behalf of the holder of a conservation easement for the purposes of enforcing the easement, which lien does not have precedence over other lienholders, mortgagees, or holders of a deed of trust.
  (3) This subsection shall apply to all instruments recorded at the Recorder of Deeds.
D.C. Code § 42-1647 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16B / § 42-1647
§ 42-1647. Receiver's bond; alternative security.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a receiver shall post with the Superior Court a bond that:
  (1) Is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the receiver's duties;
  (2) Has one or more sureties approved by the Superior Court;
  (3) Is in an amount the Superior Court specifies; and
  (4) Is effective as of the date of the receiver's appointment.
(b) The Superior Court may approve the posting by a receiver with the Superior Court of alternative security, such as a letter of credit or deposit of funds. The receiver may not use receivership property as alternative security. Interest that accrues on deposited funds must be paid to the receiver on the receiver's discharge.
(c) The Superior Court may authorize a receiver to act before the receiver posts the bond or alternative security required by this section.
(d) A claim against a receiver's bond or alternative security must be made not later than one year after the date the receiver is discharged.
D.C. Code § 42-1625 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16A / § 42-1625
§ 42-1625. Optional form for amendment by owner.
Status: in_force

The following form may be used by an owner to make an amendment under § 42-1622 :
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D.C. Code § 42-3231 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3231
§ 42-3231. Grants of remainders, reversions, and rents good without attornment; payment of rent to grantor without notice valid.
Status: in_force

All grants or conveyances of any manors or rents, or of the reversion or remainder of any messuages or lands, shall be good and effectual, to all intents and purposes, without any attornment of the tenants of any such manors, or of the land out of which rent shall be issuing, or of the particular tenants upon whose particular estates any such reversions or remainders shall and may be expectant or depending, as if their attornment had been had and made; provided, nevertheless, that no such tenant shall be prejudiced or damaged by payment of any rent to any such grantor or conusor, or by breach of any condition for nonpayment of rent, before notice shall be given to him of such grant by the conusee or grantee.
D.C. Code § 42-2802 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2802
§ 42-2802. Housing Production Trust Fund established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Housing Production Trust Fund as a permanent revolving special revenue fund within the Governmental Funds of the District apart from the General Fund consisting of identifiable, renewable, and segregated capital, which shall be administered by the Department to provide assistance in housing production for targeted populations.
(b) The Fund shall be used to provide:
  (1) Pre-development loans for nonprofit housing developers;
  (2) Grants for architectural designs for adaptive re-use of previously nonresidential structures;
  (3) Loans to develop housing and provide housing services for low- and very low-income elderly persons who have special needs;
  (4) Bridge loans and gap financing to reduce up-front costs and costs of residential development and to keep a housing project in operation, if circumstances change adversely during development;
  (5) Loans for first-effort model projects;
  (6) Financing for the construction of new housing, or rehabilitation or preservation of existing housing;
  (7) Financing for site acquisition, construction loan guarantees, collateral, or operating capital;
  (8) Loans or grants to finance on-site child development facilities for proposed housing or commercial development projects;
  (8A) Loans authorized through the Homestead Housing Preservation Program in § 42-2107 ;
  (8B) Payments to a person contracted to perform services under § 42-2105.01 ;
  (9) Other loans and grants for housing production determined by the Department to be consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
  (10) (A) Funds for the administration of the Fund, not to exceed 15% per fiscal year of the funds deposited into the Fund pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and
    (B) Costs associated with the application or implementation of projects pursuant to § 42-2858.01 shall not be considered administration of the Fund for purposes of this paragraph[; and]
  (11) (A) Funds for the New Communities Initiative as that term is defined in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; provided, that the use of the funds for the initiative is consistent with the provisions and purposes of this section and meets the requirements of § 42-2812.03(d) and the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
    (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “New Communities Initiative” means a large scale and comprehensive plan, submitted by the Mayor to the Council for approval, that provides housing infrastructure with a special focus on public housing, provides critical social support services, decreases the concentration of poverty and crime, enhances access to education, and provides training and employment education to neighborhoods where crime, unemployment, and truancy converge to create intractable physical and social conditions.
(b-1) (1) At least 40% of the funds obligated to new projects for a future expenditure from the Fund during a fiscal year shall be for the purposes of assisting in the provision of housing opportunities for very low-income households, which includes individuals who have previously been incarcerated for or convicted of a felony under state or federal law and who are otherwise entitled to services and assistance pursuant to this chapter, including maximizing the possibility of home ownership. The Mayor shall submit a written request to the Council for a waiver of the 40% requirement if, by the last day of the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year, the Mayor has not received a sufficient number of viable housing proposals. The Council shall approve or disapprove the waiver by resolution within 30 days, and the resolution shall be deemed disapproved if the Council does not act within this 30-day period.
  (2) At least 50% of the funds obligated to new projects for a future expenditure from the Fund during a fiscal year shall be for the purposes of assisting in the provision of housing opportunities for extremely low-income households, including maximizing the possibility of home ownership. The Mayor shall submit a written request to the Council for a waiver of the 50% requirement if, by the last day of the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year, the Mayor has not received a sufficient number of viable housing proposals. The Council shall approve or disapprove the waiver by resolution within 30 days, and the resolution shall [be] deemed disapproved if the Council does not act within this 30-day period.
  (3) At least 50% of the funds obligated to new projects for a future expenditure from the Fund during a fiscal year shall be for the purposes of assisting in the provision of rental housing. The Mayor shall submit a written request to the Council for a waiver of the 50% requirement if, by the last day of the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year, the Mayor has not received a sufficient number of viable rental housing proposals. The Council shall approve or disapprove the waiver by resolution within 30 days, and the resolution shall be deemed approved if the Council does not act within the 30-day period.
(b-2) (1) An amount not to exceed $16 million of the funds deposited into the Fund may be used by the Mayor to secure bonds issued for the benefit of the New Communities Initiative or other purposes consistent with the Housing Production Trust Fund uses and pursuant to subsection (b)(11) of this section; provided, that securitization above $16 million may only occur upon certification by the Mayor that resources are needed to fulfill the New Communities projects.
  (2) Council authorization by act shall be required for any amount above $16 million in the Fund to secure financing for the New Community Initiative or other purposes consistent with the Housing Production Trust Fund uses.
  (3) This subsection shall not apply to the new issuance of bonds after May 1, 2013.
(b-3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, $4 million of the funds deposited into the Fund may be made available by the Mayor to the Workforce Housing Land Trust. The uses of the funds shall be governed exclusively by the provisions of the Land Trust Plan and the requirements of subchapter III-A of Chapter 10 of Title 6 [ § 6-1061.01 et seq.].
(b-4) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law, the Mayor may transfer an amount not to exceed $18 million from the Fund to the Rent Supplement Fund established by § 6-226(d)(1) , for the purpose of funding in fiscal year 2012 the assistance programs set forth in §§ 6-226 through 6-229 .
  (2) None of the funds transferred to the Rent Supplement Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be used for administrative costs.
  (3) If, pursuant to the Contingency for Additional Estimated Revenue Act of 2011, effective September 20, 2012 ( D.C. Law 19-168 ; 59 DCR 8025) [Subtitle P of Title VII of D.C. Law 19-21 ], the appropriation for the District of Columbia Housing Authority is increased by an amount by which a revised revenue estimate exceeds the revenue estimate of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia dated February 28, 2011, the transfer set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be reduced by an equal amount.
(b-5) Repealed.
(b-6) Notwithstanding any provision of [] this chapter ] or any other law, the Mayor may in Fiscal Year 2024 transfer the following from the Fund:
  (1) $4 million to the Home Purchase Assistance Program; and
  (2) $2 million to the Neighborhood-Based Activities Program to support the Heirs Property Program.
(b-7) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other law, in Fiscal Year 2026, the Mayor shall use $20 million in the Fund, and any additional amount allocated to the Fund pursuant to section 7262(b)(3) of the Revised Revenue Funding Act of 2025, passed on 2nd reading on July 28, 2025 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-265), up to a total of $30 million, for the purpose of assisting in the preservation of affordable rental housing ("eligible preservation projects"); provided, that if, by the last day of the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2026, the Mayor has not obligated the full amount so allocated to eligible preservation projects (because the total amount of applications that meet the published eligibility and underwriting criteria is less than such amount), the unobligated balance may be used for the other purposes authorized by this section.
  (2) The Mayor's selection process for funding viable preservation of affordable rental housing proposals shall give a preference to projects or proposals that previously have received Fund commitments.
(c) There shall be deposited in the Fund:
  (1) Fee option contributions made by commercial developers under a commercial linked development policy to be established by statute by the Council;
  (2) Community development program contributions made pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 7 of Title 26 , as determined by the Superintendent of Banking and Financial Institutions in consultation with the Department;
  (3) Appropriated amounts;
  (4) Grants, fees, donations, or gifts from public and private sources;
  (5) Repayments of principal and interest on loans provided from the Fund;
  (6) Proceeds realized from the liquidation of security interests held by the District under terms of assistance provided from the Fund;
  (7) Interest earned from the deposit or investment of monies from the Fund;
  (8) All revenues, receipts, and fees of whatever source derived from the operation of the Fund;
  (9) Repealed.
  (10) Any fee or portion of an application fee that the Zoning Commission, by rule, may require an applicant for a Planned Unit Development to pay when the applicant proposes a housing production option or fee option in connection with a planned unit development application, to the extent that the Zoning Commission designates that the fee or portion of that fee shall be allocable to the Fund;
  (11) Available community development block grants;
  (12) Repealed.
  (13) Repealed.
  (14) (A) Repayments of loans, including principal and interest, provided under § 42-2107 ; and
    (B) Proceeds realized from the liquidation of any security interests held by the District under the terms of assistance provided from the fund through the Homestead Housing Preservation Program established in Chapter 21 of this title ;
  (15) $5 million on October 1, 2002;
  (16) Beginning October 1, 2003, amounts deposited pursuant to §§ 47-919 and 42-1122 .
  (16A) Repealed.
  (17) All fines collected pursuant to § 6-1041.03 , which shall be used exclusively to fund the Mayor’s purchase of dwelling units for sale or rental to eligible households as authorized by § 6-1041.04(c) ; and
  (18) As of April 16, 2020, all fees above $692,000 annually collected pursuant to §§ 42-3402.04 and 42-3509.10 .
(c-1) [Not funded].
(d) The Department shall:
  (1) Periodically review Fund revenue sources to determine what additional revenue sources may be required to assure the continuation of the Fund and its programs and shall request Council action to access revenue sources otherwise unavailable to the Department;
  (2) File with the Chairperson of the Council committee with oversight jurisdiction over the Department of Housing and Community Development quarterly reports on activities and expenditures, which shall include a list of the Fund loan repayments due and paid during the reporting period and identify all developers who are not in compliance with loan agreement terms.
  (2A) Create and maintain a publicly available database of all Fund loans, which shall include loan agreements with the name of the developer, date of the award, loan amount, interest rate, number of affordable housing units created with the loan, income levels served by the housing units, period of time units shall remain affordable, and status of the developer's compliance with the loan agreement.
  (3) Conduct annual audits, publish annual reports, hold public hearings, and make annual assessments of the continued housing needs of targeted populations;
  (4) Monitor for compliance written agreements entered into by the Department and commercial developers pursuant to this chapter;
  (5) Provide outreach and housing production counseling and technical assistance to individuals or groups interested in producing housing for targeted populations as provided in § 42-2803(b) ;
  (6) Encourage profit and nonprofit developers to produce housing units of 3 or more bedrooms designed to accommodate large families and to produce child development facilities in a housing development;
  (7) Give priority to nonprofit housing developers for receipt of loans from the Fund;
  (8) Notwithstanding any other applicable law, ensure that the provisions of § 42-2802.02 are enforced; and
  (9) Within 10 business of written notification to the selected applicants that one or more proposals received in response to a Request for Proposals ("RFP") has been selected for further underwriting to produce new affordable housing or to preserve existing affordable housing, the Department shall release to the Council:
    (A) A written report that provides aggregated information on the affordable housing units that would be produced or preserved from all proposals that met the Department's minimum requirements, including the number of housing units proposed in the following categories:
    Affordability Level Total Number of Proposed Units Selected Project Proposals All Project Proposals that Met Minimum Requirements Extremely low income Very low income Low income Total Affordable Units
    (B) The total number of project proposals received;
    (C) The total number of project proposals that met the Department's minimum requirements;
    (D) For the project proposals selected for further underwriting by the Department, the:
      (i) Names of all corporate entities and related principals with a proposed ownership interest in the project's ownership entity that are known at the time of the application;
      (ii) Funding amount requested for each project;
      (iii) Percentage contribution of the Fund amount compared to the project's total funding sources;
      (iv) Total number of affordable housing units per project proposal;
      (v) Number of extremely low-income housing units per project proposal, the number of very low-income housing units per project proposal, the number of low-income housing units per project proposal, and the amount of Local Rent Supplement assistance proposed for the project;
    (E) The median for any score derived from the criteria outlined in the RFP used to rank projects that met the Department's minimum requirements; and
    (F) A written rationale for the selection of each project ultimately selected by the Department for further underwriting, including any score derived from the criteria outlined in the RFP used to rank projects, and an explanation of any cause for a deviation in the final selections announced by the Department from the ranking based on the criteria outlined in the RFP alone, including distribution of housing units in planning areas with unmet affordability needs and the efficient utilization of available funding sources.
(d-1) All information included in the quarterly reports submitted pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section shall be consistent with the District's internal accounting reporting systems and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
(e) Money in the Fund shall not be used in connection with any property identified in section 2(a) of the Historic Preservation of Derelict District Properties Act of 2016, effective March 11, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-223; 64 DCR 182) .
(f) (1) In the fiscal year before a fiscal year in which Fund dedicated tax revenues will be collected, the Department may solicit proposals and rank recipients in funding order for the expenditure of those tax revenues that will be dedicated to the Fund in the next fiscal year; provided, that the dedicated tax revenues are not otherwise committed or appropriated for other purposes and are certified in the approved financial plan for the next fiscal year.
  (2) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2015 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2015
§ 42-2015. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination; annual audit.
Status: in_force

The manager, administrator, or the board of directors, or of administration, or other form of administration specified in the bylaws, shall keep books with detailed accounts in chronological order, of the receipts and of the expenditures affecting the project and its administration and specifying the maintenance and repair expenses of the common elements and any other expenses incurred. Both said books and the vouchers accrediting the entries made thereupon shall be available for examination by the co-owners, their duly authorized agents or attorneys, at convenient hours on working days that shall be set and announced for general knowledge. All books and records shall be kept in accordance with good accounting practice and shall be audited at least once a year by an auditor outside the organization.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.31 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.31
§ 42-3404.31. District’s opportunity to purchase certain housing accommodations.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an owner of a housing accommodation may sell a housing accommodation comprised of 5 or more units, the owner shall provide to the Mayor, on behalf of the District, and the Mayor shall have, an opportunity to purchase the housing accommodation in the same manner, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, as the opportunity to purchase is provided to a tenant under subchapter IV of this chapter .
(b) The Mayor may assign the opportunity to purchase pursuant to § 42-3404.36 .
(c) The Mayor shall have the same remedies and rights to enforce owner compliance with this chapter as a tenant or tenant organization would have against an owner for violation of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 42-509 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 5 / § 42-509
§ 42-509. Reversions.
Status: in_force

A reversion is the residue of an estate left in the grantor who has conveyed, or in the heirs of the devisor who has devised a particular estate less than his own, and which residue returns to his or their possession on the expiration of the particular estate.
D.C. Code § 42-3505.04 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.04
§ 42-3505.04. Arbitration.
Status: in_force

(a) By mutual consent, the housing provider and tenant may submit for arbitration any dispute not satisfactorily resolved under § 42-3505.03 .
(b) A request for arbitration shall be in writing.
(c) The Rent Administrator shall designate 3 members of the Division’s staff, other than those who heard the dispute under § 42-3505.03 , to serve as a panel of arbitrators.
(d) The arbitration panel shall issue a written recommendation to resolve the dispute within 10 days of the request.
(e) Agreements entered into between the housing provider and tenant under the panel’s recommendation shall be approved by the Rent Administrator and shall be binding upon the parties.
D.C. Code § 42-3302 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 33 / § 42-3302
§ 42-3302. Opportunity for tenants to receive service in own names; payments made by tenants.
Status: in_force

(a) Wherever an owner, agent, lessor or manager of an apartment house is billed directly by a company, electricity supplier, natural gas supplier, or gas company (any of which shall be referred to as “company”) for service furnished to such apartment house not occupied exclusively by such owner, agent, lessor or manager, and such company has actual or constructive knowledge that the tenants of such apartment house are not the persons to whom the company sends its bills, such company shall not terminate such service for nonpayment of a delinquent account owed to such company by such owner, agent, lessor or manager unless such company provides an opportunity, where practicable, for such tenants to receive service in their own names, either individually or collectively, without any liability for the amount due while service was billed directly to the lessor, owner, agent or manager. Security deposits or guarantees of payment may only be required as provided in part V of the Consumer Bill of Rights, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia Order No. 6084 (15 DCMR 307) and the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia Formal Case No. 760 (15 DCMR 409); provided, however, if it is not practicable for such tenants to receive service in their own names, the company shall not terminate service to such apartment house but may pursue the remedy provided in § 42-3303 .
(b) Any payments made by the tenants of any apartment house pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be in lieu of an equal amount of rent or payment for use and occupancy and each tenant shall be permitted to deduct such amounts from any sum of rent or payment for use and occupancy due and owing or to become due and owing to the owner, agent, lessor or manager.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the company from pursuing any other action or remedy at law or equity that it may have against the owner, agent, lessor or manager.
D.C. Code § 42-832.15 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.15
§ 42-832.15. Redemption from noteowner by performance or tender.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-513 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 5 / § 42-513
§ 42-513. Future estates — Alternative.
Status: in_force

Two or more future estates may be created to take effect in the alternative, so that if the first in order shall fail to vest the next in succession may be substituted for it and take effect accordingly.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.16 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.16
§ 42-3404.16. Unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
  (1) Coerce a tenant or tenant organization to waive their rights under this subchapter ;
  (2) Retaliate against or harass a tenant seeking to exercise their rights under this subchapter ; or
  (3) Make fraudulent or misleading statements or engage in conduct intended to prevent a tenant from exercising their rights under this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 42-832.32 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.32
§ 42-832.32. Future advances: lien instruments securing future advances for improvements to residential real property.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3401.04 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3401.04
§ 42-3401.04. Applicability of Rental Housing Act of 1985.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the provisions of § 42-3505.01(n) shall apply.
D.C. Code § 42-1301 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 13 / § 42-1301
§ 42-1301. Applicability and exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the transfer or sale of real estate located in the District of Columbia consisting of not less than one nor more than 4 residential dwelling units, whether by sale, exchange, installment land contract, lease with an option to purchase, or any other option to purchase.
  (2) This chapter shall apply only where the purchaser expresses, in writing, an intent to reside in the property to be transferred.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
  (1) Transfers pursuant to court order, including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a probate court in administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by any foreclosure sale, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain, and transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance;
  (2) Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or successor in interest who is in default, or transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest who is in default;
  (3) Transfers by a sale under a power of sale or any foreclosure sale under a decree of foreclosure after default in an obligation secured by a mortgage or deed of trust or secured by any other instrument containing a power of sale, or transfers by a mortgagee or a beneficiary under a deed of trust who has acquired the real property at a sale conducted pursuant to a power of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust or a sale pursuant to a decree of foreclosure or has acquired the real property by a deed in lieu of foreclosure;
  (4) Transfers by a nonoccupant fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent’s estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust;
  (5) Transfers from one cotenant to one or more other co-tenants;
  (6) Transfers made to the transferor’s spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling or any combination of the foregoing;
  (7) Transfers between spouses or domestic partners resulting from a judgment of divorce or a judgment of separate maintenance or from a property settlement agreement incidental to such a judgment;
  (8) Transfers or exchanges to or from any governmental entity; and
  (9) Transfers made by a person of newly constructed residential property that has not been inhabited.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .
D.C. Code § 42-2028 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2028
§ 42-2028. Regulations of Council and Zoning Commission; enforcement thereof.
Status: in_force

In order to bring horizontal property regimes into compliance with the laws and regulations in effect in the District of Columbia, the Council of the District of Columbia and the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia are each hereby authorized to adopt such regulations as either deems proper, within its respective general authority, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Zoning Commission are each hereby authorized to enforce such regulations, within its respective general authority.
D.C. Code § 42-3531.14 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35A / § 42-3531.14
§ 42-3531.14. Collection.
Status: in_force

The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may bring any appropriate legal action, or defend any action, to collect the amount owed by an owner pursuant to this chapter .
D.C. Code § 42-4023 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4023
§ 42-4023. Hardship petition.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1212 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 12 / § 42-1212
§ 42-1212. Fees and emoluments of Recorder of Deeds deposited with Collector of Taxes.
Status: in_force

All of the fees and emoluments of the Office of Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia shall be paid at least weekly to the Collector of Taxes for the District of Columbia for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 42-4044 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4044
§ 42-4044. Tenant assistance payments.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-3222 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3222
§ 42-3222. Lease under control of a person with a mental disability — Surrender and renewal; guardian or committee; court order.
Status: in_force

In all cases where any person with a mental disability is or shall be entitled or has right to renew any lease or leases made or granted, or to be made or granted, for the life or lives of 1 or more person or persons, or for any term or number of years, absolute or determinable on the death of 1 or more person or persons, or otherwise; it shall and may be lawful to and for the person with a mental disability, or his or her guardian or guardians, committee or committees, of his estate, in his, her, or their name or names, by the direction of the chancellor, signified by an order made on hearing all parties concerned, upon petition, in a summary way, from time to time, to accept of a surrender or surrenders of such lease or leases; and to make and execute to any person or persons, bodies politic, or corporate or collegiate, aggregate or sole, a new lease or leases of the premises comprised in such lease or leases so to be surrendered by virtue of this section, for and during such number of lives, or for such term or terms of years, determinable upon such number of lives, or for such term or terms of years absolute, as was or were mentioned or contained in such lease or leases so surrendered, at the making thereof, or otherwise, as the chancellor for the time being, by any such order, so to be obtained as aforesaid, shall direct.
D.C. Code § 42-3201 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3201
§ 42-3201. When notice to quit not necessary.
Status: in_force

When real estate is leased for a certain term no notice to quit shall be necessary, but the landlord shall be entitled to the possession, without such notice, immediately upon the expiration of the term.
D.C. Code § 42-3651.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36A / § 42-3651.02
§ 42-3651.02. Grounds for appointment of a receiver.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A receiver may be appointed if a rental housing accommodation has been cited by the Department of Buildings for a violation of chapters 1 through 16 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations or Title 12 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, or its equivalent, which violation poses a serious threat to the health, safety, or security of the tenants; and
  (2) The owner, agent, lessor, or manager has been properly notified of the violation but has failed timely to abate the violations; provided, that proper notification shall be deemed to have been effected if a copy of the notice has been served pursuant to applicable law or rule, or as follows:
    (A) By personal service on the property owner, lessor, or manager or the agent thereof;
    (B) By delivering the notice to the last known home or business address of the property owner, lessor, manager, or agent as identified by the tax records, business license records, or business entity registration records, and leaving it with a person over 16 years of age residing or employed therein;
    (C) By mailing the notice, via first-class mail postage prepaid, to the last known home or business address of the property owner, lessor, manager, or agent as identified by the tax records, business license records, or business entity registration records; or
    (D) If the notice is returned as undeliverable by the post office authorities, or if no address is known or can be ascertained from the District’s tax, business license, or business entity registration records, by posting a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice.
(b) A receiver may also be appointed if a rental housing accommodation has been operated in a manner that demonstrates a pattern of neglect for the property for a period of 30 consecutive days and such neglect poses a serious threat to the health, safety, or security of the tenants.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Pattern of neglect" includes evidence that the owner, agent, lessor, or manager of the rental housing accommodation has maintained the premises in a state of disrepair that constitutes a serious threat to the health, safety, or security of the tenants or to the public.
  (2) "Serious threat to the health, safety, or security of the tenants" includes violations that involve:
    (A) Vermin or rat infestation;
    (B) Filth or contamination;
    (C) Inadequate ventilation, illumination, sanitary, heating or life safety facilities;
    (D) Inoperative fire suppression or warning equipment;
    (E) Inoperative doors or window locks; or
    (F) Any other condition that constitutes a hazard to tenants, occupants or the public.
D.C. Code § 42-3503.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3503.02
§ 42-3503.02. Establishment of Tenant Assistance Program; designation of monies.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of aiding lower-income families in obtaining a decent place to live, the Mayor shall formulate and administer a Tenant Assistance Program as provided in this subchapter.
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated at least $15 million for fiscal year 1987 with annual increases in the following fiscal years based upon need and the availability of revenues. Appropriations for the Tenant Assistance Program shall be classified and maintained as a proprietary fund and shall remain available until expended, without regard to fiscal year limitations. No money appropriated for the Tenant Assistance Program shall be expended for any purpose other than making tenant assistance payments and, when necessary, repayable advances for security deposits in accordance with this subchapter.
(c) If in any fiscal year the Mayor finds that tenant assistance payments will exceed available appropriations, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council proposed adjustments to eligibility criteria, income guidelines, or supplement payments to reduce payments under this subchapter to an amount not in excess of available appropriations.
(d) The Mayor is authorized to expend the annual appropriations provided by this section in the following manner:
  (1) (A) The Mayor may enter into long-term tenant assistance contracts with housing providers. Payments obligated by long-term contracts may be made on an annual basis during the period of each contract from the annual appropriations for the Tenant Assistance Program. Each contract entered into pursuant to this paragraph shall obligate the housing provider, on an annual basis, for the duration of the contract to offer for lease and to lease a fixed number of rental units, which shall be specified in the contract, to families receiving tenant assistance, regardless of whether the same family leases the same unit throughout the contract period. Each contract shall obligate the Mayor to make tenant assistance payments to the housing provider for the duration of the contract in accordance with the terms of the contract and the requirements of this subchapter as long as the housing is in substantial compliance with the housing regulations. The contractual obligation of the Mayor shall be backed by the full faith and credit of the District to the same extent that applies to District contracts generally.
    (B) In the case of contracts for rental units in existing housing accommodations, the length of the contract may be from 1 to 5 years. In the case of contracts for rental units in newly constructed or rehabilitated housing accommodations, the length of the contract may be from 1 to 15 years, with options to renew in 5-year increments.
    (C) Consistent with the requirements of § 42-3508.04(d) , distressed properties and new or rehabilitated vacant rental housing receiving assistance pursuant to subchapter VIII of this chapter shall have priority over other properties for the long-term contracts authorized by this paragraph.
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) The Mayor may expend funds from the annual appropriation to assist eligible families with a current valid lease of a rental unit that qualifies according to the provisions of this chapter. The Department shall announce the availability of the assistance authorized by this paragraph through notice to the District of Columbia Department of Aging and Community Living, other relevant District agencies, and private organizations representing senior citizens or tenants in general.
  (4) The Mayor shall not, by rule or otherwise, establish any set-aside procedure or allocate any fixed portion of Tenant Assistance Program funds or applications to be approved for any specific category of eligible families or any specific type of tenant assistance contract authorized by this subchapter.
(e) The Mayor shall issue rules consistent with this subchapter for the effective and efficient administration of the Tenant Assistance Program. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this subsection shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 42-2812.10 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2812.10
§ 42-2812.10. District officials.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 42-2812.09(e) , the elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, or for any representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, or agreements of the District contained in this chapter, the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents.
(b) The signature, countersignature, facsimile signature, or facsimile countersignature of any official appearing on the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes notwithstanding the fact that the individual signatory ceases to hold that office before delivery of the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents.
D.C. Code § 42-1902.17 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1902.17
§ 42-1902.17. Conversion of convertible lands; recordation of appropriate instruments; character of convertible land; tax liability; time limitation on conversion.
Status: in_force

(a) The declarant may convert all or any portion of any convertible land into 1 or more units or common elements, or both, subject to any restrictions and limitations which the condominium instruments may specify. Any such conversion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of appropriate instruments pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and § 42-1902.14(c) .
(b) The declarant shall prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the declaration describing the conversion. Such amendment shall assign an identifying number to each unit formed out of a convertible land and shall reallocate undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with § 42-1902.12(b) . Such amendment shall describe or delineate the limited common elements formed out of the convertible land, showing or designating the unit or units to which each is assigned.
(c) All convertible lands shall be deemed a part of the common elements except for such portions thereof as are converted in accordance with the provisions of this section. Until the expiration of the period during which conversion may occur or until actual conversion, whichever occurs first, real estate taxes shall be assessed against the declarant rather than the unit owners as to both the convertible land and any improvements thereon. No such conversion shall occur after 5 years from the recordation of the declaration, or such shorter period of time as the declaration may specify.
D.C. Code § 42-3255 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32A / § 42-3255
§ 42-3255. Fines and penalties.
Status: in_force

Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter, or the rules.
D.C. Code § 42-3531.11 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35A / § 42-3531.11
§ 42-3531.11. Reimbursement of emergency housing and relocation expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Office has provided emergency housing or relocation assistance, as authorized by § 42-3531.07(6A) , the owner shall reimburse the District for the assistance, as described in subsection (b) of this section, and all reasonable administrative and incidental expenses incurred by the District in providing the assistance, if:
  (1) A closure order requires the housing unit occupied by the tenant to be vacated and closed; and
  (2) The conditions that created the emergency:
    (A) Arose from circumstances within the control of the owner, including conditions arising from the failure to perform maintenance on the premises, affirmative acts of the owner, or termination of water service or utility services provided by the owner;
    (B) Did not arise from an act of God;
    (C) Arose from the actions of a person within the control of the owner; and
    (D) Were not caused solely by actions of the tenant.
(b) The District may seek reimbursement from an owner for emergency housing and relocation expenses for:
  (1) The short-term relocation of tenants to hotels, motels, or other appropriate accommodations for a period of up to 180 days;
  (2) Actual moving costs;
  (3) The storage of personal property for a period of up to 180 days;
  (4) Rental application fees, security deposits, and utility deposits; and
  (5) The first month's rent.
D.C. Code § 42-1122 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 11 / § 42-1122
§ 42-1122. Depositing collected money.
Status: in_force

All monies collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the General Fund; except, that:
(a) In fiscal years ending before October 1, 2023:
  (1) 15% of the monies collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the Housing Production Trust Fund established by § 42-2802 ("Housing Production Trust Fund"); and
  (2) 85% of the monies collected under this chapter for the transfer of Lots 836, 837 and 855 in Square 37, or such successor record or assessment and taxation lots as may be created through future subdivision or creation of condominium units, shall be deposited in the West End Library and Fire Station Maintenance Fund established by § 1-325.181 ("West End Library and Fire Station Maintenance Fund");
(b) In Fiscal Year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter:
  (1) The lesser of the following amounts shall be deposited in the Housing Production Trust Fund:
    (A) 15% of the monies collected under this chapter ; or
    (B) 102% of the amount deposited into the Housing Production Trust Fund in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this section; and
  (2) 85% of the monies collected under this chapter for the transfer of Lots 836, 837 and 855 in Square 37, or such successor record or assessment and taxation lots as may be created through future subdivision or creation of condominium units, shall be deposited in the West End Library and Fire Station Maintenance Fund; and
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2506 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 25 / § 42-2506
§ 42-2506. Assistance available for educators.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the assistance provided in §§ 42-2504 and 42-2505 , an educator, or a person who has accepted an offer to be a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or an educator who is a first-time homebuyer in the District shall be eligible for the following assistance, subject to annual available appropriations:
  (1) A sliding-scale property tax credit as follows:
    (A) An 80% property tax credit for the first year;
    (B) A 60% property tax credit for the second year;
    (C) A 40% property tax credit for the third year;
    (D) A 20% property tax credit for the fourth year; and
    (E) A 20% property tax credit for the fifth year.
  (2) A $2,000 income tax credit in the tax year the District of Columbia government employee, educator, or person who has accepted an offer to be a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or educator purchases the housing unit and each of the 4 immediately succeeding tax years; provided, that the District of Columbia government employee, educator, or person who has accepted an offer to be a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or educator remains eligible for the tax credit. The credit shall not be prorated and any portion of the credit that is not utilized in a tax year shall not be carried forward, carried back, or refunded to the District of Columbia government employee, educator, or person who has accepted an offer to be a District of Columbia police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or educator.
(b) Any real property owner eligible to receive a real property tax credit under this section shall receive the tax credit as of the next half of the real property tax year following the date the real property owner applied for the credit. The real property owner shall continue to receive the real property tax credit for each succeeding 9 halves of the real property tax year; provided, that the real property owner remains eligible to receive the tax credit.
(c) This section shall not apply to a home purchase with a closing date of after March 30, 2015.
D.C. Code § 42-844.06 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-844.06
§ 42-844.06. Rulemaking authority.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-1902.25 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1902.25
§ 42-1902.25. Relocation of boundaries between units; when permitted; written application; amendment of declaration and bylaws; reallocation of common elements; altered maps and plans; recordation and effect thereof; scope of provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless expressly prohibited in the condominium instruments, the boundaries between adjoining units may be relocated in accordance with:
  (1) The provisions of this section and other applicable law; and
  (2) Any lawful restrictions and limitations specified in the condominium instruments.
(b) If the unit owners of adjoining units whose mutual boundaries may be relocated, desire to relocate such boundaries, then the principal officer of the unit owners’ association, or such other officer or officers as the condominium instruments may specify, shall, upon written application of such unit owners, forthwith prepare and execute the appropriate instruments pursuant to subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this section.
(c) An amendment to the declaration shall identify the units involved and shall state that the boundaries between those units are being relocated by agreement of the unit owners thereof, which amendment shall contain words of conveyance between those unit owners. If the unit owners of the units involved have specified in their written application, a reasonable reallocation as between the units involved of the aggregate undivided interest in the common elements appertaining to those units, the amendment to the declaration shall reflect that reallocation.
(d) If the unit owners of the units involved have specified in their written application reasonable allocations as between the units involved of the aggregate number of votes in the unit owners’ association, rights to future surplus funds, or liabilities for future common expenses not specially assessed, then an amendment to the bylaws shall reflect any such reallocations.
(e) Such plats and plans as may be necessary to show the altered boundaries between the units involved together with their other boundaries shall be prepared, and the units depicted thereon shall bear their identifying numbers. Such plats and plans shall indicate the new dimensions of the units involved, and any change in the horizontal boundaries of either as a result of the relocation of their boundaries shall be identified with reference to established datum. Such plats and plans shall be certified as to their accuracy and compliance with the provisions of this subsection:
  (1) By a registered land surveyor in the case of any plat; and
  (2) By a registered architect or registered engineer in the case of any plan.
(f) If appropriate instruments in accordance with the preceding subsections have been prepared, executed, and acknowledged, the instruments shall be executed and acknowledged by the unit owners of the units concerned and, upon payment by the unit owners of reasonable costs for the preparation and acknowledgment of the instruments, the instruments shall be recorded by the unit owners’ association. The instruments shall become effective upon recordation and the recordation shall be conclusive evidence that the relocation of boundaries effectuated is not a violation of any restriction or limitation specified by the condominium instruments and that any reallocation made pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section are reasonable.
(g) Any relocation of boundaries between adjoining units shall be governed by this section and not by § 42-1902.26 . Section 42-1902.26 shall apply only to such subdivisions of units as are intended to result in the creation of 2 or more units in place of the subdivided unit.
D.C. Code § 42-2205 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 22 / § 42-2205
§ 42-2205. Repayment of loans.
Status: in_force

(a) For each loan issued under this chapter, the Mayor shall arrange a repayment schedule for which the repayment shall not create an economic hardship on the senior citizen homeowner receiving the loan. Loan repayment may be deferred to avoid economic hardship.
(b) The loans granted under this chapter shall be recorded as a lien against the principal place of residence of the applicant.
(c) If the loan is not fully repaid prior to the death of the senior citizen homeowner who accepted a loan under this chapter, the District may collect the unsatisfied amount from the decedent’s estate.
D.C. Code § 42-2061 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20A / § 42-2061
§ 42-2061. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term
(a) (1) "Cooperative" means an association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, organized for the purpose of owning and operating residential real property in the District of Columbia, the shareholders or members of which, by reason of their ownership of a stock or membership certificate, a proprietary lease, or other evidence of membership, are entitled to occupy a dwelling unit pursuant to the terms of a proprietary lease or occupancy agreement.
  (2) "Limited-equity cooperative" or "LEC" means a cooperative required by a government agency or nonprofit organization to limit the resale price of membership shares for the purpose of keeping the housing affordable to incoming members that are low- and moderate-income.
D.C. Code § 42-3609 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36 / § 42-3609
§ 42-3609. Availability of other remedies.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter shall not limit the availability of other remedies under law or other equitable relief whether or not an adequate remedy exists at law.
D.C. Code § 42-3505.55 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.55
§ 42-3505.55. Housing provider's consent before subletting.
Status: in_force

A housing provider may, in its sole and absolute discretion, prohibit subletting of the premise or assigning a lease, either in part or in full; provided, that the prohibition is included in the lease. Where the lease provision allows subletting subject to the housing provider's reasonable consent or where the lease is silent regarding subletting, the housing provider may condition its consent on the prospective subtenant meeting all of the housing provider's reasonable rental qualification guidelines; provided, that the housing provider furnishes the guidelines to the tenant upon request.
D.C. Code § 42-1626 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16A / § 42-1626
§ 42-1626. Duty and liability of Recorder.
Status: in_force

(a) The Recorder shall record an amendment submitted under this chapter , add the amendment to the index, and cross reference the amendment to the document containing the unlawful restriction.
(b) The Recorder and the District are not liable for recording an amendment under this chapter .
D.C. Code § 42-3131.17 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A / § 42-3131.17
§ 42-3131.17. Transmission of list of blighted vacant buildings by Mayor.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-834.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-834.01
§ 42-834.01. Sending of notices; notice of default required.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2704.05 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2704.05
§ 42-2704.05. Agency’s purchase of its own bonds and notes; maximum price.
Status: in_force

Subject to pre-existing agreements with the holders of bonds, notes, or other obligations, the Agency may purchase its own bonds, notes, or other obligations which may then be cancelled upon such terms and conditions as established by the Agency.
(1) If the bonds, notes, or other obligations are redeemable, the price cannot exceed the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment; or
(2) If the bonds, notes, or other obligations are not redeemable, the price cannot exceed the redemption price applicable on the 1st date after the purchase upon which the bonds, notes or other obligations become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to that date.
D.C. Code § 42-2065 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20A / § 42-2065
§ 42-2065. Sunset.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall expire upon the Task Force submitting the report required pursuant to § 42-2064 to the Council.
D.C. Code § 42-1003 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 10 / § 42-1003
§ 42-1003. Special power.
Status: in_force

A power is special:
(1) Where the persons or class of persons to whom the disposition of the lands under the power is to be made is designated;
(2) Where the power authorizes the alienation, by means of a conveyance, will, or charge, of a particular estate or interest less than a fee.
D.C. Code § 42-832.07 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.07
§ 42-832.07. Duty of Recorder of Deeds.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3224 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3224
§ 42-3224. Leases under control of a person with a mental disability — Money received for renewal paid to guardian for benefit of person with a disability; characterization of money at death of person with a disability.
Status: in_force

All fines, premiums, foregifts, and sums of money, which shall or may be had, received, or paid for, or on account of the renewing of any such lease or leases as aforesaid, shall (after a deduction of all necessary incident charges and expenses) be paid to the guardian or guardians, committee or committees, of the person with a disability, and be applied and disposed of for the benefit of the person with the disability, in such manner as the chancellor shall direct: but, upon the death of the person with the disability, all such sum or sums of money as shall arise by such fines, premiums, or foregifts, or so much as shall remain unapplied for the benefit of the person with the disability, at his, her or their death, shall, as between the representatives of the real and personal estates of all such people with disabilities, be considered as real estate, unless such the person with a disability shall be a tenant for life only, and then the same shall be considered as personal estate.
D.C. Code § 42-3111.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31 / § 42-3111.01
§ 42-3111.01. Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement Fund (“Fund”), which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia. The assets of the Fund shall not exceed $2 million at any time. The Fund shall consist of damages collected in cases brought pursuant to this chapter and any additional funds Congress may make available to the Fund. Such funds shall be deposited in the Fund upon receipt. The funds in the Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of any fiscal year, but shall remain available for the purposes set forth in this section, subject to authorization and appropriation by Congress. Any balance in excess of $2 million shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
(a-1) [Applicable as of September 30, 2026.]
(b) The funds in the Fund shall be available for use by the Attorney General to carry out the enforcement of this chapter, including all costs reasonably related to prosecuting cases and conducting investigations pursuant to this chapter .  The Attorney General may also use the funds in the Fund to enforce Chapter 36A of this title , including all costs reasonably related to prosecuting and conducting investigations of housing receivership cases.
(c) Disbursements made from the Fund to the Office of Attorney General or other appropriate agency shall be used to supplement and not supplant the Office of the Attorney General’s appropriated operating budget.
(d) [Applicable as of September 30, 2026.]
D.C. Code § 42-3671.08 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36B / § 42-3671.08
§ 42-3671.08. Receipts and accounts.
Status: in_force

A lessor shall provide to the consumer a written receipt for each payment made by cash or money order.
D.C. Code § 42-3208 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3208
§ 42-3208. Parties may agree to alternate notice provisions; waiver.
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing the parties to a lease, by agreement in writing, from substituting a longer or shorter notice to quit than is above provided or to waive all such notice.
D.C. Code § 42-3508.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3508.02
§ 42-3508.02. Tax abatement for new or rehabilitated vacant rental housing.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be an 80% reduction of the property tax liability during the first year newly constructed rental housing accommodations become available for rental. Tax for succeeding years shall be increased by increments of 16% of the full tax liability, until the time the full liability absent this provision, is reached.
(b) When vacant rental accommodations which have been rehabilitated become available for rental, the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the amount by which the tax assessment was increased due to rehabilitation.
(c) When vacant rental accommodations are being rehabilitated under this subchapter, the Mayor may defer or forgive any indebtedness owed the District or defer or forgive outstanding tax liens.
(d) A project eligible for tax abatement or deferral or forgiveness of any indebtedness to the District or deferral or forgiveness of tax liens under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be subject to certification by the Mayor that it is in the best interest of the District and is consistent with the District’s rental property needs in terms of its location, type, and variety of sizes or rental units.
(e) Repealed.
(f) This section shall not apply to property which receives tax relief pursuant to §§ 47-857.03 through 47-857.10 .
D.C. Code § 42-3633 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36 / § 42-3633
§ 42-3633. Preliminary injunction review.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.04 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.04
§ 42-3404.04. Third party rights.
Status: in_force

(a) The right of a third party to purchase an accommodation is conditional upon exercise of tenant rights under this subchapter . The time periods for negotiation of a contract of sale and for settlement under this subchapter are minimum periods, and the owner may afford the tenants a reasonable extension of such period, without liability under a third-party contract.
(b) Third parties and their agents shall not interfere with the tenants' right to organize or otherwise exercise their rights under this subchapter . Third parties may negotiate with tenants for the assignment or waiver of rights pursuant to § 42-3404.06 ; provided, that the third party first discloses:
  (1) Their identity and that they are interested in purchasing the accommodation;
  (2) That they are not tenant organizers, as defined in § 42-3505.06(a)(2) , and do not represent the interests of the tenants; and
  (3) That the tenants have the right to have a training with a certified tenant support provider before engaging in negotiations.
(c) Third party purchasers are presumed to act with full knowledge of tenant rights and public policy under this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 42-517 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 5 / § 42-517
§ 42-517. Coparcenary estates abolished.
Status: in_force

There shall be no estate in coparcenary in the District, and where 2 or more persons inherit from an intestate they shall be tenants in common.
D.C. Code § 42-841.06 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-841.06
§ 42-841.06. Marshalling; order of foreclosure on multiple parcels.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.21 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.21
§ 42-832.21. When deed absolute, conditional sale, or contract for a deed will be considered a lien instrument.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-843.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-843.01
§ 42-843.01. Pre-conditions for conveyance of real property.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-1903.20 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1903.20
§ 42-1903.20. Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements.
Status: in_force

(a) A portion of the common elements may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest by the unit owners’ association if persons entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes in the unit owners’ association, including 80% of the votes allocated to units not owned by a declarant, or any larger percentage the condominium instruments specify, agree to convey or subject to a security interest. To convey or subject a limited common element to a security interest, all the owners of units to which any limited common element is allocated shall agree. The condominium instruments may specify a smaller percentage if all of the units are restricted exclusively to nonresidential uses. Proceeds of the sale shall be an asset of the unit owners’ association.
(b) An agreement to convey or subject common elements to a security interest shall be evidenced by the execution and recordation of the agreement, or ratification of the agreement, in the same manner as a deed, and by the requisite number of unit owners. The agreement shall specify a date after which the agreement shall be void unless recorded before that date.
(c) The unit owners’ association, on behalf of the unit owners, may contract to convey or subject common elements to a security interest. The contract shall not be enforceable against the unit owners’ association until approved pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Upon approval, the unit owners’ association shall have any power necessary and appropriate to effect the conveyance or encumbrance of the common elements, including the power to execute a deed or other instrument.
(d) Any purported conveyance, encumbrance, judicial sale, or other voluntary transfer of common elements pursuant to this section shall not deprive any unit of the unit’s right of access or support.
(e) Unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide, a conveyance or encumbrance of common elements pursuant to this section shall not affect the priority or validity of a preexisting encumbrance.
D.C. Code § 42-3151.09 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31B / § 42-3151.09
§ 42-3151.09. Condemnation and acquisition of open, hazardous residential buildings or other structures.
Status: repealed

Repealed.