D.C. Code § 42-1903.10 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1903.10
§ 42-1903.10. Insurance obtained by association; notice to unit owners.
Status: in_force

(a) When any insurance policy has been obtained by or on behalf of the unit owners’ association, written notice of the procurement thereof and of any subsequent changes therein or termination thereof shall be promptly furnished to each unit owner by the officer required to send notices of meetings of the unit owners’ association. Such notices shall be sent in accordance with the provisions of the last sentence of § 42-1903.03 .
(b) Unless the condominium instruments expressly provide otherwise, commencing no later than the time of the first conveyance of a condominium unit to a person other than a declarant, the unit owners’ association shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available:
  (1) Property insurance on the common elements insuring against all risks of direct physical loss commonly insured against. The total amount of insurance after application of any deductibles shall not be less than 90% of the replacement cost of the insured property at the time the insurance is purchased and at each renewal date, excluded from property policies; and
  (2) Liability insurance, including medical payments insurance, in an amount determined by the executive board but not less than any amount specified in the condominium instruments that covers all occurrences commonly insured against for death, bodily injury, or property damage arising out of or in connection with the use, ownership, or maintenance of the common elements.
(c) If a building contains units that have horizontal boundaries described in the condominium instruments, the insurance maintained under subsection (b) (1) of this section, to the extent reasonably available, shall include the units, but need not include an improvement or betterment installed by unit owners.
(d) If the insurance described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section is not reasonably available, the unit owners’ association shall promptly cause notice of the unavailability of insurance to be hand-delivered or sent prepaid by the United States mail to all unit owners. The condominium instruments may require the unit owners’ association to carry any other insurance the unit owners’ association deems appropriate to protect the unit owners’ association or the unit owners.
(d-1) Each unit owner shall, to the extent reasonably available, purchase condominium owner's insurance coverage with dwelling (whether residential or commercial) property coverage at a minimum of $ 10,000 and condominium owner personal liability insurance coverage at a minimum of $ 300,000; provided, that the executive board may increase the minimum amounts required under this subsection at a meeting properly noticed under this chapter.
(e) An insurance policy carried pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall provide that:
  (1) A unit owner is an insured person under the policy with respect to liability that arises out of the unit owner’s interest in the common elements or membership in the unit owner’s association;
  (2) The insurer waives the insurer’s right to subrogation under the policy against any unit owner or member of the unit owner’s household;
  (3) An act or omission by any unit owner, unless acting within the scope of his or her authority on behalf of the unit owners’ association, shall not void the policy or be a condition to recovery under the policy; and
  (4) If at the time of loss under the policy, there is other insurance in the name of a unit owner that covers the same risk covered by the policy, the unit owners’ association’s policy shall provide primary insurance.
  (5) Repealed.
(f) Any loss covered by the property policy under subsections (b)(1) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted with the unit owners’ association, but the insurance proceeds for the loss shall be payable to any insurance trustee designated to receive payments or otherwise to the unit owners’ association, and not to any mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of trust. The insurance trustee or the unit owners’ association shall hold any insurance proceeds in trust for unit owners or lienholders as the unit owners’ or lienholders’ interests may appear. Subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section, the proceeds shall be disbursed first for the repair or restoration of the damaged property. A unit owner or lienholder shall not be entitled to receive any portion of the proceeds unless there is a surplus of proceeds after the property has been completely repaired or restored or the condominium is terminated.
(g) An insurance policy issued to the unit owners’ association shall not prevent a unit owner from obtaining insurance for his or her own benefit.
(h) An insurer that has issued an insurance policy under this section shall issue certificates or memoranda of insurance to the unit owners’ association and, upon written request, to any unit owner, mortgagee, or beneficiary under a deed of trust. The insurer that issues the policy may not cancel or refuse to renew the policy until 30 days after notice of the proposed cancellation or nonrenewal has been mailed to the unit owners’ association, any unit owner, and any mortgagee or beneficiary under the deed of trust to whom a certificate or memorandum of insurance has been issued at their respective last known addresses.
(i) Any portion of the condominium for which insurance is required under this section that is damaged or destroyed shall be repaired or replaced promptly by the unit owners’ association unless the condominium is terminated, repair or replacement would be illegal under any health or safety statute, rule, or regulation, or 80% of the unit owners, including every owner of a unit or assigned limited common element which will not be rebuilt, vote not to rebuild. The cost of repair or replacement in excess of insurance proceeds and reserves shall be a common expense. If the entire condominium is not repaired, the insurance proceeds attributable to the damaged common elements shall be used to restore the damaged area to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium. The insurance proceeds attributable to the units and limited common elements that are not rebuilt shall be distributed to the owners of those units and the owners of the units to which those limited common elements appertained, or to lienholders, as their interests may appear. The remainder of the proceeds shall be distributed to all the unit owners or lienholders, as their interests may appear, in proportion to the interests in the common elements appertaining to all the units. If the unit owners vote not to rebuild any unit, that unit’s allocated interests shall be automatically reallocated upon the vote as if the unit had been condemned under § 42-1901.06 , and the unit owners’ association promptly shall prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the condominium instruments reflecting the reallocations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, § 42-1902.28 governs the distribution of insurance proceeds if the condominium is terminated.
(j) (1) The bylaws shall specify insurance coverage and limits with respect to any insurance policy that may be required on the common elements and shall indicate who shall be responsible for payment of any deductible amount in connection with the insurance policy.
  (2) Unless the condominium instruments provide otherwise, if the cause of any damage to or destruction of any portion of a condominium originates from the common elements, the association's property insurance deductible shall be a common expense. If the bylaws do not indicate the entity responsible for payment of a deductible amount if the cause of damage to or destruction of a portion of a condominium originates from a unit, the owner of the unit where the cause of the damage or destruction originated shall be responsible for the association's property insurance deductible in an amount not to exceed $ 5,000; provided, that the unit owners' association affords notice to unit owners of this responsibility before the damage is caused. If the owner is responsible for the association's property insurance deductible or an uncovered loss up to $ 5,000, this amount shall be assessed against the owner's unit. Nothing in this section is intended to limit the rights of a unit owners' association to pursue its subrogation rights, if any, against a unit owner in whose unit the cause of the property or personal liability damage or destruction originated
(k) The provisions of this section may be varied or waived in the case of a condominium all of whose units are restricted to nonresidential use.
D.C. Code § 42-4071 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4071
§ 42-4071. Conversion.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1107 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 11 / § 42-1107
§ 42-1107. Burden on taxpayer to prove deed exempt from tax.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of proper administration of this chapter and to prevent evasion of the tax hereby imposed, it shall be presumed that all deeds are taxable and the burden shall be upon the taxpayer to show that a deed is exempt from tax.
D.C. Code § 42-3806 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 38 / § 42-3806
§ 42-3806. Assistance available for Metropolitan police officers.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-1602 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16 / § 42-1602
§ 42-1602. Waste prohibited without written license; damages; amercement.
Status: in_force

Fermors, during their terms, shall not make waste, sale or exile of house or woods, nor of anything belonging to the tenements, that they have to ferm, without special license had by writing of covenant, making mention that they may do it; which thing if they do, and thereof be convict, they shall yield full damage and shall be punished by amercement grievously.
D.C. Code § 42-833.06 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-833.06
§ 42-833.06. Petition for certificate of satisfaction after death or unavailability or refusal to act of trustee or assignee for foreclosure; procedure; summary determination.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2151.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 21A / § 42-2151.02
§ 42-2151.02. Calculation and reporting of affordability.
Status: in_force

(a) No less frequently than annually, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall calculate and publish the District of Columbia median family income on the basis of household size.
(b) Affordable housing development projects that are publicly financed or subsidized by the District of Columbia shall be marketed utilizing affordability data expressed both in terms of area median income and actual income.
(c) When expressing data about affordable housing, the District of Columbia shall reference levels of affordability both in terms of area median income and actual income.
(d) The District's affordable housing database shall track affordable housing both by area median income and District of Columbia median family income.
(e) A tax abatement financial analysis required by Chapter 47 of Title 47 for the subsidy of affordable housing shall include the calculation of levels of housing affordability in terms of area median income, actual income, and District of Columbia median family income.
D.C. Code § 42-3502.07 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3502.07
§ 42-3502.07. Adjustments in rent ceiling.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.30 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.30
§ 42-832.30. Future advances: general.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3204 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3204
§ 42-3204. Tenancy by sufferance.
Status: in_force

A tenancy by sufferance may be terminated at any time by a notice in writing from the landlord to the tenant to quit the premises leased, or by such notice from the tenant to the landlord of his intention to quit on the 30th day after the day of the service of the notice. If such notice expires before any periodic instalment of rent falls due, according to the terms of the tenancy, the landlord shall be entitled to a proportionate part of such instalment to the date fixed for quitting the premises.
D.C. Code § 42-3253 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32A / § 42-3253
§ 42-3253. Violations.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the Mayor finds reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of any provision of this chapter exists, he or she shall give notice of the alleged violation to the person or persons responsible for that violation. Each notice of violation shall be in writing and shall meet the following requirements:
  (1) State the nature of the violation;
  (2) Indicate the provision of this chapter being violated;
  (3) Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any corrective action required by the notice; and
  (4) Be signed by the Mayor or the Mayor’s authorized agent.
(b) Each notice shall be served upon the persons responsible for correcting the violation described in the notice.
(c) The notice shall be to be properly served upon the person to be notified if served by any of the following means:
  (1) By serving a copy of the notice upon the person personally;
  (2) By leaving a copy of the notice at the person’s usual place of business or at the person’s usual residence with a person over the age of 16 years;
  (3) If no residence or place of business can be found in the District following a reasonable search, by leaving a copy of the notice with any agent of the person to be notified who has any authority or duty with reference to the premises to which the notice relates, or by leaving a copy of the notice at the office of that agent with any person employed in that office;
  (4) By mailing a copy of the notice with a receipt of notice included, postage prepaid, to the last known address of the person to be notified; or
  (5) By publishing a copy of the notice on 3 consecutive days in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the District.
(d) Failure of an owner to comply with the provisions of this chapter upon a determination by the Mayor that a violation has occurred shall be punishable by a fine of $100 for each day of noncompliance.
D.C. Code § 42-833.03 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-833.03
§ 42-833.03. Noteowner’s or beneficiary’s or mortgagee’s right to substitute, add or remove trustees or assignees for foreclosure.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3502.03b — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3502.03b
§ 42-3502.03b. Rent Administrator — Qualifications and compensation.
Status: in_force

The Rent Administrator shall:
(1) Be admitted to practice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals by the time the Rent Administrator’s term of office commences;
(2) Be a resident of the District within 6 months of the commencement of the Rent Administrator’s term of office;
(3) Possess skills and expertise relevant to rental housing, preferably in the area of rent control or rent stabilization; and
(4) Receive annual compensation equivalent to that received by a District employee compensated at the grade of 15 of the District schedule established under subchapter XI of Chapter 6 of Title 1 [ § 1-611.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 42-2403 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 24 / § 42-2403
§ 42-2403. Duties of lender.
Status: in_force

A lender shall, at or before loan closing, cause disbursement of loan funds to a settlement agent. A lender shall not receive or charge any interest on a loan until disbursement of loan funds and loan closing have occurred, and shall not require payment of any interest in advance. For purposes of this section, the term “interest” means any compensation directly or indirectly imposed by a lender for the extension of credit for the use or forbearance of money as defined in § 28-3311 , except that for purposes of this section, the term “interest” shall not include any loan fee, origination fee, service and carrying charge, investigator’s fee, or point under § 28-3301(e) .
D.C. Code § 42-1725 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1725
§ 42-1725. Application for license.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3402.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3402.02
§ 42-3402.02. Conversions.
Status: in_force

(a) Prerequisite. — (1) An owner shall not convert a housing accommodation into a condominium or a cooperative until the Mayor certifies compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
  (2) Only an owner may request a tenant election to convert, send notice of intent to convert, or convert an accommodation. Certification of a conversion by the Mayor is not transferable to a subsequent owner. An owner who has issued a notice to vacate for the immediate purpose of discontinuing the housing use and occupancy of a rental unit pursuant to § 42-3505.01(i)(1)(A) , or a purchaser from such owner or successor in interest to such owner, may not request a tenant election to convert the housing accommodation in which the rental units are located.
  (3) Certification by the Mayor is effective for 180 days; provided, that the Mayor shall extend the certification if a majority of the qualified voters consent. If the owner receives certification by the Mayor and does not convert within this period, the owner may not request another tenant election or certification by the Mayor for that accommodation for 1 year from the date of expiration of the prior certification.
  (4) Once converted or established as a condominium or cooperative in a newly constructed building, the owner need not comply anew with the requirements of this chapter even if the condominium units or cooperative units have been occupied by tenants partially or exclusively, provided that each tenant has been given written notice, prior to occupying the unit, of the fact that the unit being rented is part of a condominium or cooperative or each tenant who was not given notice waives the right in writing before or after occupancy or vacating the unit.
(b) Exemption. — With the Mayor’s approval, owners who certify their intent to convert a housing accommodation to a nonprofit cooperative, with an appreciation of share value limited to a maximum of the annual rate of inflation, for low and moderate income persons as defined from time to time by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) may be exempt from this subchapter. “Share value”, for the purposes of this subsection, means the actual initial membership price plus the actual cost of any improvement to the unit paid by the member after board approval. Upon application, the Mayor may exempt owners described in this subsection prior to their taking title to the accommodations, provided that they have a valid contract to purchase the accommodation. The Mayor may exempt the owner from some or all the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 42-2703.03 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2703.03
§ 42-2703.03. Financing of homeownership programs.
Status: in_force

The Agency may invest in, purchase, make commitments to purchase, take assignments from mortgage lenders, originate, and service mortgage loans either directly or through mortgage lenders pursuant to criteria established by the Agency under a Homeownership program. Such criteria shall comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other laws, rules and guidelines applicable under the Agency’s plan of financing.
D.C. Code § 42-1501 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 15 / § 42-1501
§ 42-1501. Legal estate in cestui que use; exception.
Status: in_force

Where lands, tenements, or hereditaments are conveyed or devised to one person, whether for years or for a freehold estate, to the use of or in trust for another, no estate or interest, legal or equitable, shall vest in the trustee, but the person entitled, according to the true intent and meaning of such instrument, to the actual possession of the property and the receipt of the rents and profits thereof, in law or in equity, shall be deemed to have a legal estate therein of the same quality and duration and subject to the same conditions as his beneficial interest, except where the title of such trustee is not merely nominal but is connected with some power of actual disposition or management of the property conveyed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.11 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.11
§ 42-832.11. Decisions by multiple noteowners.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3102 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31 / § 42-3102
§ 42-3102. Action to abate.
Status: in_force

(a) Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance exists, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, or any community-based organization may file an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to abate, enjoin, and prevent the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.
(b) Such actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in the Civil Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against any person alleging the facts constituting the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.
(c) Such actions shall be in equity and shall be tried without a jury.
D.C. Code § 42-1730 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1730
§ 42-1730. Provisions applicable to nonresident brokers and salesmen.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2902 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 29 / § 42-2902
§ 42-2902. Rental assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall offer public housing units at a discounted rental rate to Metropolitan police officers. In assigning public housing units, the Department shall establish a priority for Metropolitan police officers who already reside in the District.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of District of Columbia law or regulation, Metropolitan police officers who reside in the District of Columbia may receive discounted rent from private or public housing providers.
(c) All Metropolitan police officers who receive a discounted rent from a private or public housing provider shall notify the Chief of Police of the terms of the discount, and provide a copy of any lease or written agreement detailing the terms of the housing arrangement.
(d) Any discounted rent received by a Metropolitan police officer shall not be considered income for purposes of District of Columbia income tax.
D.C. Code § 42-3505.54 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.54
§ 42-3505.54. Notice of tenant's intent to vacate after the expiration of the signed lease term, renewal or extension term.
Status: in_force

(a) A residential tenancy from month-to-month may be terminated by a 30-day notice in writing only from the tenant to the housing provider of the tenant's intention to quit. The notice shall expire on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the date of the notice.
(b) A housing provider shall not place or cause to be placed in a residential lease or rental agreement a requirement that the tenant provide more than a 30-day notice to the housing provider of the tenant's intention to vacate the premises, unless the lease or agreement also requires the housing provider to provide the tenant with a written notice of any rent increase that is at least 30 days more than that time period.
D.C. Code § 42-3212 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3212
§ 42-3212. Consolidation of actions for arrears of rent and possession.
Status: in_force

If actions be brought separately for arrears of rent and for the possession, they may be afterwards consolidated and 1 judgment rendered in them for the possession and also for the rent.
D.C. Code § 42-2703.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2703.01
§ 42-2703.01. General powers.
Status: in_force

The Agency is hereby granted all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate its corporate purposes, including but not limited to, the following:
(1) To have perpetual succession;
(2) To sue and be sued in its own name;
(3) To have an official seal and power to alter that seal at will;
(4) To acquire (by purchase or otherwise), sell, construct, lease, improve, rehabilitate, repair and otherwise maintain an office or offices at such places within the District of Columbia as the Agency shall from time to time designate and to issue bonds or otherwise provide financing for such offices;
(5) To adopt, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations to carry out its purposes under this chapter;
(6) To make and execute contracts and all other instruments for the performance of its duties under this chapter and contracts for or relating to the development, construction, rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and management of housing projects;
(6A) To originate and service mortgage loans or contract for the origination and servicing of mortgage loans and loans.
(7) To employ advisers, consultants, and agents including, but not limited to, financial advisers, appraisers, accountants and legal counsel, and to fix their compensation;
(8) To collect reasonable interest, fees and charges in connection with making and servicing its loans, including State and Local Government Loans, notes, bonds, obligations, commitments and other evidences of indebtedness, and in connection with providing technical, consultative and project assistance services;
(9) To procure insurance or self-insure against any loss in connection with its property and other assets, including mortgage loans, in such amounts and from such insurers as it deems desirable;
(10) To borrow money and to issue bonds, notes or other obligations and to give security therefor;
(11) To enter into agreements with the United States or any agency, department, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, to provide that interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations of the Agency will be subject to federal income taxes;
(12) To contract for and to receive contributions, gifts, grants, subsidies, and loans of money, property, labor or other things of value from any source to be used for the purpose of this chapter and subject to the conditions upon which the contributions, gifts, grants, subsidies, and loans are made;
(13) To enter into agreements with any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or the District and with sponsors and mortgage lenders for the purpose of planning, regulating and providing for the financing and refinancing, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation, leasing, management, maintenance, operation, acquisition, sale or other disposition of any housing project undertaken with the assistance of the Agency under this chapter;
(13A) To make state and local government loans and enter into such agreements with the respective Eligible State and Local Government Units for the purpose of making a State or Local Government Loan on such terms and conditions as the Agency determines to be appropriate;
(14) To proceed with foreclosure action, to take assignments of leases and rentals, to acquire property in lieu of foreclosure;
(15) To own, lease, clear, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, maintain, manage, operate, assign, encumber, or sell or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property if:
  (A) The property was obtained by the Agency due to the default of any obligation held by the Agency; and
  (B) Repealed.
(15A) To acquire (by purchase or otherwise), own, lease, clear, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, maintain, manage, operate, assign, encumber, or sell or otherwise dispose of any real property; provided, that:
  (A) The Agency shall not finance more than 4 housing projects in any one fiscal year; and
  (B) The authority of the Agency to acquire properties by purchase or otherwise under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2007; provided, that before that time the Agency may submit a request for renewal of authority;
(16) To invest any funds not required for immediate disbursement, including funds held in reserve, in investments; the income derived from the investment shall be deposited as provided in § 42-2704.11 ;
(17) To provide technical assistance to profit and nonprofit entities in the development or operation of housing for low and moderate income persons in accordance with § 42-1734 [repealed]; to gather and distribute data and information concerning the housing needs of low and moderate income persons within the District;
(18) To the extent permitted under its contract with the holders of bonds, notes and other obligations of the Agency, to consent to any modification with respect to rate of interest, time and payment of any installment of principal or interest, security or any other term of any contract, mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, or contract or agreement of any kind to which the Agency is a party;
(19) To sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, any mortgage or other obligation held by the Agency pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Agency;
(20) To make grants, or to convert loans to grants or to forgive loans, to make loans or mortgage loans, either directly or through mortgage lenders, for the purpose of assisting in developing, acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating or improving any housing project financing under this chapter;
(20A) To establish funds and reserves to provide additional security for loans provided for housing projects;
(20B) To enter into such contracts with government agencies that the Agency considers appropriate for housing projects;
(20C) To establish nonprofit and for-profit corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, business trusts, and any other entities to act in furtherance of its general powers or purposes;
(20D) To establish such supportive programs as provided in § 42-2703.05 ; and
(21) To do any act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted by or reasonably implied from this chapter.
D.C. Code § 42-3929 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3929
§ 42-3929. Injunctions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2702.06 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2702.06
§ 42-2702.06. Delegation of Council authority to issue revenue bonds, notes and other obligations for Agency undertakings.
Status: in_force

The Council delegates to the Agency the authority of the Council under § 1-204.90 to issue revenue bonds, notes and other obligations to borrow money to finance or assist in the financing of undertakings authorized by this chapter. An undertaking financed or assisted by the Agency shall constitute an undertaking in the area of primarily low and moderate income housing if the housing project or homeownership program complies with the income restriction, rent limitations, tenant income mixtures and other restrictions as established by the Internal Revenue Service, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development as applicable under the plan of financing determined by the Agency at the time it approves the undertaking for financing or assistance, or State or Local Government Loans or supportive programs that generate revenues which benefit programs authorized under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 42-2702.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2702.01
§ 42-2702.01. Creation; purpose.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency is created as a corporate body which has a legal existence separate from the government of the District but which is an instrumentality of the government of the District created to effectuate certain public purposes.
D.C. Code § 42-3173.12 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31C / § 42-3173.12
§ 42-3173.12. Nature of remedies.
Status: in_force

The remedies set forth in this subchapter shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
D.C. Code § 42-3402.04 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3402.04
§ 42-3402.04. Conversion fee.
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions. — For the purposes of this section, the term “low-income” means annual household income, as determined by the Mayor, no greater than 80% of the area median income, as defined in § 42-2801(1) ).
(a-1) (1) Amount. — An owner who converts a housing accommodation, including vacant buildings, into a condominium or a cooperative shall pay the Mayor a conversion fee of 5% of the sales price for each condominium unit, or proportionate value of the cooperative residence, within the housing accommodation.
  (2) An owner who converts a housing accommodation containing more than 3 and fewer than 11 units, each with a separate certificate of occupancy, including vacant buildings but excluding a building that the Mayor has determined to be a blighted vacant building, as that term is defined in § 42-3131.05(1) , and thereby reduces the number of units in the housing accommodation, shall pay the Mayor an additional conversion fee of 5% of the appraised value of the most valuable unit in the building multiplied by the net decrease in units. When calculating the net decrease in units pursuant to this paragraph, the Mayor shall subtract one unit for each unit that qualifies for the fee exemption under subsection (b) of this section; except, that the result shall not be less than zero.
(b) Fee exemption. — The Mayor shall not require conversion fees under subsection (a-1) of this section, or the proportionate share value of a cooperative residence, that:
  (1) Is sold or rented to a low-income household;
  (2) (A) Is sold or rented to a member of a household who, as determined by the Mayor:
      (i) Has maintained a rental unit in the building complex as the principal place of residence for at least one year prior to the owner’s application to the Mayor for conversion of the housing accommodation to a condominium or cooperative;
      (ii) Is a domiciliary of the District of Columbia; and
      (iii) Is entitled to the possession, occupancy, or benefits of the rental unit.
    (B) If an owner seeks an exemption under this paragraph, the member of the household may elect to purchase any unit in the housing accommodation in lieu of her current unit;
  (3) (A) Is sold or rented to a person who is an elderly tenant or a tenant with a disability.
    (B) Does not have a total annual household income, as determined by the Mayor, greater than 100% of the area median income, as defined in § 42-2801(1) ;
  (4) (A) Is sold as part of a conversion of a property that has been registered as vacant for at least 12 months prior to conversion; and
    (B) Is part of a building complex not exceeding 10 units; or
  (5) Gains at least one additional bedroom in the process of the reduction of units.
(b-1) Payment. — (1) The conversion fees required by subsection (a-1) of this section shall be paid in full into an escrow account at the time of settlement on the sale of the condominium unit or cooperative share.
  (2) (A) The escrow agent shall submit the conversion fees to the Mayor within 30 business days of settlement, together with a copy of the recordation and transfer tax form reflecting the sale price of each condominium unit or cooperative share.
    (B) The name, address, and telephone number of the escrow agent shall be stated on the deed or on a form attached to the deed.
  (3) The Mayor may impose civil fines, penalties, and fees for failure to submit the conversion fees to the Mayor, any infraction of the provisions of this section, or any rules issued under the authority of this section pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801 et seq.]. Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801 et seq.].
  (4) No portion of the conversion fees required under this section shall be included in the purchase price of units exempted from the conversion fees in subsection (b) of this section.
(b-2) To qualify for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section, if the unit is rented, the owner shall:
  (1) Set the rent at no higher than:
    (A) If seeking an exemption pursuant to subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, the rent level before the conversion or 30% of the tenant's income, whichever is lower; or
    (B) If seeking an exemption pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of this section an amount, as determined by the Mayor through rulemaking, that is affordable to a household whose income does not exceed 100% of the area median income, as that term is defined in § 42-2801(1) ;
  (2) Increase the rent by no more, and no more often, than the increases allowed under § 42-3502.08 , for the duration of the tenant's tenancy or 5 years, whichever is longer; and
  (3) Otherwise maintain the same lease terms as before the reduction in the number of units.
(c) Repealed.
(d) The Mayor shall deposit in the Housing Production Trust Fund, created pursuant to § 42-2802 , all fees paid pursuant to this section above $692,000 annually, as of April 16, 2020.
(e) The Mayor, subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 42-4002 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4002
§ 42-4002. Purposes.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1903.15 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1903.15
§ 42-1903.15. Limitation on right of first refusal and other restraints on alienation; recordable statement of waiver of rights to be supplied promptly upon request.
Status: in_force

If the condominium instruments create any rights of first refusal or other restraints on free alienability of any of the condominium units, such rights and restraints shall be void unless the condominium instruments make provisions for promptly furnishing to any unit owner or purchaser requesting the same a recordable statement certifying to any waiver of, or failure or refusal to exercise, such rights and restraints, in all cases where such waiver, failure, or refusal does in fact occur. Failure or refusal to furnish promptly such a statement in such circumstances in accordance with the provisions of the condominium instruments shall make all such rights and restraints inapplicable to any disposition of a condominium unit in contemplation of which such statement was requested. Any such statement shall be binding on the association of unit owners, its executive board, and every unit owner. Payment of a reasonable fee may be required as a prerequisite to the issuance of such a statement if the condominium instruments so provide.
D.C. Code § 42-3503.03 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3503.03
§ 42-3503.03. Authorization to enter into contracts for tenant assistance payments; determination of eligibility; procedure upon determination of eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may enter into contracts to make rental assistance payments to housing providers of rental dwelling units on behalf of eligible families in accordance with this section. Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 shall not apply to the contracts authorized by this subchapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the fair market rents applicable to the Tenant Assistance Program shall be the fair market rents established annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) for new construction and substantial rehabilitation in the Washington, D.C., market. The Department, by rule, may establish the fair market rents for units in sizes for which there is no fair market rent established by HUD. If the Department, after reviewing the fair market rents established by HUD for the Washington, D.C., market, determines that the amounts do not accurately reflect fair market rents in the District, the Department may, by rule, adjust the amounts. If the proposed fair market rents vary from the fair market rents established by HUD, the Department shall submit a resolution for approval of the proposed fair market rents to the Council of the District of Columbia (“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 resolution, in whole or in part, within this 45-day review period, the proposed resolution shall be deemed approved.
(c) Applications to participate in the Tenant Assistance Program shall be submitted to the Department and shall be in a form designated by the Department. The Department shall be responsible for verifying the sources of the family’s income and gathering information necessary for determining eligibility and the amount of the assistance payment. Priority shall be given to the elderly, individuals with disabilities, single-parent households, and applicants who have completed any employment training course provided by any District agency.
(d) If an applicant is determined by the Department to be eligible and is selected for participation, the applicant shall be given a certificate of eligibility. At the same time, the family shall be given a certificate holder’s packet which contains a request for lease approval, a list of properties for rent, information concerning recently completed housing, if any, including the location, and other items the Department determines should be included. In addition, the Department shall provide a full explanation of the following to assist the family in finding a suitable rental unit and to apprise the family and the housing provider of their respective responsibilities:
  (1) Family and housing provider responsibilities under the lease contract;
  (2) The general locations and characteristics of the neighborhood in which units of suitable quality and price may be found;
  (3) Applicable laws and housing standards;
  (4) Significant aspects of applicable federal and District law, including fair housing law;
  (5) The applicable fair market rent; and
  (6) Information on how the Department computes the amount of the tenant assistance payment.
(e) Upon determination of eligibility the Department shall enter on each certificate the smallest unit-size appropriate for the eligible family consistent with the following criteria:
  (1) The number of bedrooms indicated as appropriate shall not require more than 2 persons to occupy the same bedroom.
  (2) The number of bedrooms indicated as appropriate shall not require persons of the opposite sex other than spouses, except for children under 12 years of age, to occupy the same bedroom.
  (3) All single-person households shall be assigned a 0-bedroom unit if 0-bedroom units are available. Where there are no 0-bedroom units available, single-person households shall be assigned a 1-bedroom unit. A single, elderly person or single person with a disability planning to live with an unrelated person essential to his or her care may be assigned a 2-bedroom unit.
(f) (1) The Department shall maintain a system to assure that it will be able to honor all outstanding certificates of eligibility with its funding authorization.
  (2) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as creating an entitlement to assistance payments in the absence of appropriations sufficient to fund this program.
(g) (1) The certificate of eligibility shall expire at the end of 90 days unless within that time the family submits a completed request for lease approval. If the certificate expires, or is about to expire, the family may submit the certificate to the Department with a request for an extension. The Department may grant 1 or more 60-day extensions to any family that continuously demonstrates good faith efforts to locate a suitable rental unit. Expiration of the certificate shall not preclude the family from filing a new application for another certificate.
  (2) If an assisted family notifies the Department that it wishes to obtain another certificate of eligibility for the purpose of moving to another rental unit within the District, the Department shall issue another certificate or process a request for lease approval, unless the Department determines that the housing provider is entitled to payment under § 42-3503.04(d) on account of nonpayment of rent or other amount owed under the lease, and that the family has failed to satisfy any liability.
(h) Owners of rental accommodations in the District shall notify tenants of the existence of the Tenant Assistance Program and shall refer interested parties to the Department for further information.
D.C. Code § 42-3271 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32B / § 42-3271
§ 42-3271. Lead plumbing tenant disclosure requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a dwelling unit shall provide a tenant, before the tenant is obligated under any contract to lease or renew the lease of the dwelling unit, the lead disclosure form provided by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, complete with any information that the owner knows about the following:
  (1) The results of any lead tests conducted on the water supply of the property or dwelling unit;
  (2) Lead-bearing plumbing, including a lead water service line serving the dwelling unit;
  (3) Whether the portion of the lead water service line on private property, and the portion of the lead water service line on public property, that serves the property in which the dwelling unit is located has been replaced, and if so, the date of the replacement;
  (4) Civil fines, penalties, and fees imposed on the owner as sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this section; and
  (5) Inclusion on the DC Water website as a property with lead water service lines.
(b) If the owner of the dwelling unit learns of the presence of lead-bearing plumbing or lead service lines serving a dwelling unit, the owner of the dwelling unit shall:
  (1) Notify the tenant of the presence of the lead-bearing plumbing or lead service lines within 48 hours after discovering its presence; and
  (2) Provide the tenant or owner-occupant with a completed disclosure form provided by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Within 90 days after March 13, 2019, the Mayor shall make public a lead disclosure form, which shall include:
  (1) Spaces for owners to disclose the information required in subsection (a) of this section;
  (2) A lead-in-water warning statement that:
    (A) Residential dwellings built before 1986 are presumed to have lead service lines and lead-bearing plumbing;
    (B) Lead service lines and lead-bearing plumbing are capable of releasing lead into water that can cause permanent health harm even when present in small amounts;
    (C) Lead poisoning in young children may produce permanent neurological damage, learning disabilities, reduced intelligence quotient, behavioral problems, and impaired memory;
    (D) Lead poisoning poses a particular risk to developing fetuses and pregnant women; and
    (E) Tenants should consider obtaining a water filter that is certified by NSF/ANSI Standard 53 for lead removal and maintaining the water filter according to the manufacturer's instructions.
(d) Civil infraction fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this section pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infractions shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.
(e) The Mayor shall establish at least one method for a tenant to report violations of this section.
(f) For the purposes of this section, the term "dwelling unit" means a room or group of rooms that form a single independent habitable unit for permanent occupation by one or more individuals, that has living facilities with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, and sanitation. The term "dwelling unit" shall not include:
  (1) A unit within a hotel, motel, or seasonal or transient facility, unless such unit is or will be occupied by a person at risk for a period exceeding 30 days;
  (2) An area within the dwelling unit that is secured and accessible only to authorized personnel; or
  (3) An unoccupied dwelling unit that is to be demolished; provided, that the dwelling unit will remain unoccupied until demolition.
D.C. Code § 42-1902.18 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1902.18
§ 42-1902.18. Conversion of convertible spaces; amendment of declaration and bylaws; recordation; status of convertible space not converted.
Status: in_force

(a) The declarant may convert all or any portion of any convertible space into 1 or more units or common elements, or both, including without limitation, limited common elements, 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(d) .
(b) Simultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to § 42-1902.14(d) , 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 space and shall allocate to each unit a portion of the undivided interest in the common elements appertaining to that space. Such amendment shall describe or delineate the limited common elements formed out of the convertible space, showing or designating the unit or units to which each is assigned.
(c) If all or any portion of any convertible space is converted into 1 or more units in accordance with this section, the declarant shall prepare, execute, and record simultaneously with the amendment to the declaration, an amendment to the bylaws. The amendment to the bylaws shall reallocate votes in the unit owners’ association, rights to future common profits, and liabilities for future common expenses not specially assessed, all as in the case of the subdivision of a unit in accordance with § 42-1902.26(d) .
(d) Any convertible space not converted in accordance with the provisions of this section, or any portion or portions thereof not so converted, shall be treated for all purposes as a single unit until and unless it is so converted, and the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed applicable to any such space, or portion or portions thereof, as though the same were a unit.
D.C. Code § 42-4003 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4003
§ 42-4003. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1745 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1745
§ 42-1745. Licensure required for property managers.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2802.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2802.01
§ 42-2802.01. Housing Production Trust Fund Board.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Housing Production Trust Fund Board. The Board shall advise the Mayor on the development, financing, and operation of the Fund and other matters related to the production of housing for low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income households. The Board may review the uses of the Fund for their conformity with the purposes of this chapter and the Board shall have reasonable access to records related to the Fund to perform this review.
(b) The Board shall be composed of 9 members, selected as follows:
  (1) One member shall be a representative of the financial services industry.
  (2) One member shall be a representative of the nonprofit housing production community.
  (3) One member shall be a representative of the for-profit housing production industry.
  (4) One member shall be a representative of an organization that advocates for the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for lower-income households.
  (5) One member shall be a representative of the low-income tenant association.
  (6) One member shall be a representative of an organization that advocates for people with disabilities.
  (7) The remaining 3 members shall have significant knowledge of an area related to the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for lower-income households.
(c) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor within 50 days of April 19, 2002, with the advice and consent of the Council.
(d) The terms of the members of the Board shall be 4 years; provided, that of the initial 9 members of the Board, the Mayor shall appoint 5 members to serve 2-year terms.
(e) No member of the Board may serve more than 2 terms.
(f) The Chairperson of the Board shall be designated by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
D.C. Code § 42-601 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 6 / § 42-601
§ 42-601. Deed, mortgage, and lease forms.
Status: in_force

The following forms or forms to the like effect shall be sufficient, and any covenant, limitation, restriction, or proviso allowed by law may be added, annexed to, or introduced in the said forms. Any other form conforming to the rules herein laid down shall be sufficient:
FEE SIMPLE DEED
This deed, made this _______ day of _____, in the year ______, by me, ______, of ______, witnesseth, that in consideration of (here insert consideration), I, the said ______, do grant unto (here insert grantee’s name), of ______, all that (here describe the property).
Witness my hand and seal. _______________ [Seal.]
DEED BY SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER
This deed, made this ______ day of ______, in the year ______, by us, ______ and ______, his or her spouse or domestic partner, of ______, witnesseth, that in consideration of ______, we, the said ______ and his or her spouse or domestic partner, do grant unto ______, of ______, and so forth.
Witness our hands and seals. _______________ [Seal.]
_______________ [Seal.]
DEED OF LIFE ESTATE
This deed, made this _______ day of _____, in the year _____, by me, _______, of _______, witnesseth, that in consideration of ______, I, the said ______, do grant unto ______, of ______, all that (here describe the property), to hold during his life and no longer.
Witness my hand and seal. _______________ [Seal.]
DEED OF TRUST TO SECURE DEBTS, SURETIES, OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES
This deed, made this _______ day of _____, in the year ______, by me, ______, of ______, witnesseth, that whereas (here insert the consideration for the deed), I, the said ______, do grant unto ______, of ______, as trustee, the following property (here describe it) in trust for the following purposes (here insert the trusts and any covenant that may be agreed upon).
Witness my hand and seal. _______________ [Seal.]
FORM OF TRUSTEE’S DEED UNDER A DECREE
This deed, made this _______ day of _____, in the year ______, by me, ______, trustee, of ______, witnesseth: Whereas by a decree of (here insert court) passed on the ______ day of ______, in the cause of ______ versus ______, I, the said ______, was appointed trustee to sell the land decreed to be sold, and have sold the same to ______; and said sale has been ratified by said court, and said ______ has fully paid the purchase money due on said sale; now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, I, the said _____, do grant unto _____, of ______, all the right and title of all the parties to the aforesaid cause, in and to all that (here describe property).
Witness my hand and seal. _______________ [Seal.]
EXECUTOR’S DEED
This deed, made this ______ day of ______, in the year ______, witnesseth, that I, ______, of ______, executor of the last will of ______, late of ______, deceased, under a power in said will contained, in consideration of ______, have sold and do hereby grant to ______, of ______, all that (here describe the property).
Witness my hand and seal. _______________ [Seal.]
FORM OF MORTGAGE, WITH OR WITHOUT POWER OF SALE
This mortgage, made this ______ day of ______, in the year ______, witnesseth, that whereas I, ______, of _____, am indebted unto ______, of _____, in the sum of ______, payable ______, for which I have given to said ______ my (here describe obligation). Now, in consideration thereof, I hereby grant unto the said ______ all that (here describe property), provided that if I shall punctually pay said (notes or other instruments) according to the tenor thereof then this mortgage shall be void. And if I shall make default in such payment the said ______ is hereby authorized and empowered to sell said property at public auction on the following terms (here insert them), and out of the proceeds of sale to retain whatever shall remain unpaid of my said indebtedness and the costs of such sale, and the surplus, if any, to pay to me.
Given under my hand and seal. _______________ [Seal.]
FORM OF LEASE
This lease, made this _________ of _____, in the year ______, between ______, of ______, and ______, of ______, witnesseth, that the said ______ doth lease unto the said ______, his executor, administrator, and assigns, all that (here describe the property) for the term of ______ years, beginning on the ______ day of ______, in the year ______, and ending on the ______ day of __________, in the year _____, the said _____ paying therefor the sum of ______ on the _____ day of ______ in each and every year (or month, as the case may be).
Witness our hands and seals. _______________ [Seal.]
_______________ [Seal.]
D.C. Code § 42-3173.10 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31C / § 42-3173.10
§ 42-3173.10. Recovery of costs by the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 120 days after a deteriorated structure is enclosed or demolished under this subchapter, the Mayor shall determine the total costs incurred by the District to bring about the demolition or enclosure. The total costs shall:
  (1) Include all reasonable costs, including administrative costs;
  (2) Include the cost of repairing damage to adjoining premises; and
  (3) Be reduced by the amount, if any, received from the sale of old material.
(b) (1) The Mayor shall assess the total costs determined under subsection (a) of this section as a tax on the lot on which the deteriorated structure stands or stood.
  (2) A tax assessed under this section may be paid without interest within 60 days after the date the tax is assessed. Interest of 18% per annum shall be charged on the unpaid portion of the tax, if any, and interest on the unpaid portion of the tax shall accrue from the date the tax was assessed.
  (3) If a portion of the tax assessed under this section remains unpaid one year after the date the tax was assessed, the property against which the tax was assessed may be sold for the tax or unpaid portion of the tax, with interest and penalties thereon, at the next tax sale in the same manner and under the same conditions as property sold for delinquent general taxes.
  (4) In selling a property tax lien under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Mayor may forgive up to 50% of the amount of any outstanding taxes owed on the property, and may forgive in full any penalties or interest accrued on the taxes owed, if the property is transferred to a low-income household, as defined in § 42-2851.02(10) , or a nonprofit housing entity providing housing opportunities to low-income households; provided, that:
    (A) The transferee, if a low-income household, shall maintain the property as his or her principal place of residence for at least 5 years;
    (B) The transferee, if a nonprofit housing entity, shall:
      (i) If the property is developed for homeownership opportunities, require that the homeowner maintain the property as his or her principal place of residence for at least 5 years;
      (ii) If the property is developed for rental opportunities, maintain the rental units as units affordable to, and occupied by, low-income, very low-income, or extremely low-income households for not less than 20 years; and
    (C) The transferee shall complete rehabilitation of the property within 18 months after the property is transferred.
D.C. Code § 42-3509.09 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3509.09
§ 42-3509.09. Restrictions on tobacco smoking.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-841.08 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-841.08
§ 42-841.08. Right to cancel foreclosure sale before completion.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3101 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31 / § 42-3101
§ 42-3101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Adverse impact” means the presence of any one or more of the following conditions:
  (A) Diminished real property value that is related to prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia in or near the property;
  (B) Increased fear of residents to walk through or in public areas, including sidewalks, streets, and parks, due to prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, or violence stemming therefrom;
  (C) Increased volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic to and from the property that is related to prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia in or near the property;
  (D) An increase in the number of ambulance or police calls to the property that are related to prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, or to violence stemming therefrom;
  (E) Bothersome solicitations or approaches by persons wishing to engage in prostitution or to sell controlled substances or drug paraphernalia on or near the property;
  (F) The presence, use, or display of firearms at or near the property;
  (G) Investigative purchases of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or investigative actions relating to prostitution by undercover law enforcement officers at or near the property;
  (H) Arrests of persons on or near the property for criminal conduct relating to prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia;
  (I) Search warrants served or executed at the property relating to prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia;
  (J) A substantial number of complaints made to law enforcement and other government officials about alleged illegal activity associated with prostitution, the presence, use, or display of firearms, or the use, sale, or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia in or near the property; or
  (K) The presence, use, display, or discharge of a firearm at the property.
(2) “Community-based organization” means any group, whether unincorporated or incorporated, affiliated with or organized for the benefit of one or more communities or neighborhoods, of defined geographic boundaries, containing the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance, or any group organized to benefit the quality of life in a residential area containing the alleged drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.
(3) “Controlled substance” means any of the controlled substances as defined in § 48-901.02(4) .
(4) “Drug paraphernalia” means drug paraphernalia, as defined in § 48-1101(3) .
(5) “Drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance” means:
  (A) Any real property, in whole or in part, used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of Chapter 9 of Title 48 ;
  (B) Any real property, in whole or in part, used, or intended to be used, to facilitate prostitution, or that is used or intended to be used to unlawfully store or otherwise keep one or more firearms, or that is used or intended to be used for the sale or manufacture of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, that has an adverse impact on the community.
  (C) Any real property, in whole or in part, used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of §§ 22-2701 , 22-2703 , and 22-2723 , § 22-2701.01 , § 22-2704 , §§ 22-2705 to 22-2712 , and § 22-2722 .
(5A) “Firearm” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-2501.01(9) , except that it shall not include the lawful possession of a firearm by a person who is licensed or otherwise permitted by law to possess the weapon.
(6) “Manufacturing” means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of a controlled substance, either directly or indirectly, by extraction from substances of natural origin or independent means of chemical synthesis, including the packaging or repackaging of the drug or labeling or relabeling of its container.
(7) “Owner” means the individual, corporation, partnership, trust association, joint venture, or any other business entity, and the respective agents of such individuals or entities, in whom is vested all or any part of the title to the property alleged to be a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.
(8) “Property” means tangible real property, or any interest in real property, including an interest in any leasehold, license or real estate, such as any house, apartment building, condominium, cooperative, office building, storage, restaurant, tavern, nightclub, warehouse, park, median, and the land extending to the boundaries of the lot upon which such structure is situated, and anything growing on, affixed to, or found on the land.
(8A) “Prostitution” means prostitution as defined in § 22-2701.01(1) [now § 22-2701.01(3) ], or any act that violates any provision of §§ 22-2701 , 22-2703 , and 22-2723 , § 22-2704 , §§ 22-2705 to 22-2712 , and § 22-2722 .
(9) “Tenant” means a person who resides in or occupies real property owned by another person pursuant to a lease agreement, whether written or oral, or pursuant to a tenancy at will or sufferance at common law.
D.C. Code § 42-3541.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35B / § 42-3541.01
§ 42-3541.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Applicant" means any person considered for, who requests to be considered for, or who intends to request to be considered for tenancy within a housing accommodation.
  (2) "Arrest" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-1341(2) .
  (3) "Conditional offer" means an offer to rent or lease a rental unit to an applicant that is:
    (A) Contingent on the housing provider's subsequent inquiry into the applicant's criminal record; or
    (B) Contingent on any other eligibility criteria that the housing provider may utilize.
  (4) "Conviction" means a verdict or plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
  (5) "Housing accommodation" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 42-3501.03(14) .
  (6) "Housing provider" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 42-3501.03(15) .
  (7) "Inquiry" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-1341(8) .
  (8) "Pending criminal accusation" shall mean "criminal accusation" as that term is defined in § 32-1341(5) .
  (9) "Rental unit" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 42-3501.03(33) .
D.C. Code § 42-2142 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 21A / § 42-2142
§ 42-2142. Inventory tracking requirements.
Status: in_force

No later than December 1, 2012, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council an implementation plan that details the budget and resources necessary to begin tracking the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (“DHCD”) affordable housing inventory. The plan shall explicate the process and analyze the budget and resources necessary to begin tracking the number of:
(1) Affordable housing units that remain under affordability restrictions administered by DHCD, including the number of units that are:
  (A) Made affordable to low-income households;
  (B) Made affordable to very low-income households;
  (C) Made affordable to extremely low-income households;
  (D) Made available for homeownership;
  (E) Made available for rent; and
  (F) Specifically allocated for:
    (i) Individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS;
    (ii) Individuals diagnosed with a mental illness;
    (iii) Individuals diagnosed as deaf or hearing impaired;
    (iv) Individuals, and families, who are homeless;
    (v) Individuals who are victims of domestic violence; and
    (vi) Individuals diagnosed with a developmental disability;
(2) Low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income households and individuals currently residing in the affordable housing units described in paragraph (1) of this section, including those listed in paragraph (1)(F)(i) through (vi) of this section;
(3) Affordable housing units that will exit affordability restrictions within the next 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, or 40 years, including a delineation of their affordability levels and whether they are allocated for those individuals listed in paragraph (1)(F)(i) through (vi) of this section; and
(4) Affordable housing units in each ward, including a delineation of their affordability levels and whether they are allocated for those individuals listed in paragraph (1)(F)(i) through (vi) of this section.
D.C. Code § 42-4027 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4027
§ 42-4027. Adjustment procedure.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-2505 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 25 / § 42-2505
§ 42-2505. Deferred payment loan.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the assistance provided in § 42-2504(b) or (b-1) and § 42-2505.01 , the Department shall make available to each Participant a deferred loan of up to $20,000 to provide financial assistance for the purchase of a housing unit. The deferred payment loan shall be available only if the housing unit shall be the principal residence of the Participant.
(b) Payment of the principal may be deferred until the property is sold, transferred, or ceases to be the principal residence of the Participant.
(c) Deferred payment loans may be secured by a second deed of trust on the subject property.
(d) The deferred payment loan may be used in conjunction with the Home Purchase Assistance Program established by Chapter 26 of this title .
(e) The Department may charge interest on the loan if the housing unit is sold within 5 years.
D.C. Code § 42-2604 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 26 / § 42-2604
§ 42-2604. Promulgation of rules and regulations by Mayor; review by Council; contents of loan agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to govern the operation of the Fund, including but not limited to, rules and regulations establishing standards for determining the eligibility and selection of applicants; procedures for applying for assistance and for notifying applicants (including the development of appropriate forms); and criteria for determining the terms and conditions under which loans or other forms of financial assistance may be made from the Fund which, among things, shall reflect the ability of the recipient to pay and may provide for the deferred payment or forgiveness of loans. The rules and regulations issued by the Mayor for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this subchapter shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council of the District of Columbia for a 45 calendar day review period, excluding days of Council recess. No such rules or regulations shall take effect until the end of the 45 calendar day period beginning on the day such rules or regulations are transmitted by the Mayor to the Chairman of the Council, and then only if during such period, the Council does not adopt a resolution disapproving such rules and regulations in whole or in part.
(b) Any loan agreement entered into pursuant to such rules and regulations shall provide that:
  (1) All applicants for and recipients of financial assistance from the Funds shall be tenant organizations (as defined in § 42-3401.03(18) or a first time homebuyer seeking to purchase housing in the District of Columbia as a primary residence including, but not limited to, single family homes, condominium units, or occupancy rights to cooperative housing. For the purposes of this section, the term “first time homebuyer” means a real property purchaser who had no ownership interest in his or her principal residence at any time during the 3 year period ending on the date of his or her application for assistance, but including an applicant who has divorced or separated during the 3 year period where a formal settlement has been made under which the applicant does not receive an ownership interest in a primary residence which had been jointly owned, and who has no other current ownership interest in residential real property.
  (1A) Repealed.
  (1B) Repealed.
  (2) If the home purchased ceases to be the primary residence of the recipient of financial assistance from the Fund, the payments to such Fund by the recipient shall be accelerated on terms and conditions prescribed by the Mayor; provided, that such obligation shall not be inconsistent with the applicable law or regulations of any federal home purchase assistance program made available to the recipient.
  (3) Repealed.
(c) (1) No later than 120 days after October 1, 2022, the Mayor shall issue updated rules that will allow organizations that meet the following criteria to provide homebuyer education and counseling and to underwrite eligibility for the Home Purchase Assistance Program:
    (A) The organization is approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing counseling services, including homebuyer education workshops, pre-purchase counseling, and financial management.
    (B) The organization provides access to below market, fixed-rate mortgages with no down payment or closing costs.
  (2) The rules shall require any such organizations to provide closing disclosure verifying the mortgage and use of any Home Purchase Assistance Program funds.
D.C. Code § 42-3151.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31B / § 42-3151.01
§ 42-3151.01. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2017 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2017
§ 42-2017. Priority of liens; unpaid assessments upon sale or conveyance.
Status: in_force

(a) The lien determined, levied and assessed in accordance with § 42-2016 shall have preference over any other assessments, liens, judgments, or charges of whatever nature, except the following:
  (1) Real estate taxes, other taxes arising out of or resulting from the ownership, use, or operation of the common areas, 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 water charges and sanitary sewer service charges levied on the condominium unit, and 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 judgments, liens, preferences, and priorities in favor of the District of Columbia for assessments or charges referred to in this paragraph.
  (2) The liens of any deeds of trust, mortgage instruments, or encumbrances duly recorded on the condominium unit prior to the assessment of the lien thereon or duly recorded on said unit after receipt of a written statement from the manager, board of directors, or of management reflecting that payments on said lien were current as of the date of recordation of said deed of trust, mortgage instrument, or encumbrance.
(b) Upon a voluntary sale or conveyance of a condominium unit all unpaid assessments against a grantor co-owner for his pro rata share of the expenses to which § 42-2016 refers shall first be paid out of the sales price or by the grantee in the order of preference set forth above. Upon an involuntary sale through foreclosure of a deed of trust, mortgage, or encumbrance having preference as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section a purchaser thereunder shall not be liable for any installments of such lien as became due prior to his acquisition of title. Such arrears shall be deemed common expenses, collectible from all co-owners, including such purchaser.
D.C. Code § 42-902 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 9 / § 42-902
§ 42-902. Ownership of legations or residences by representatives of foreign governments.
Status: in_force

An Act entitled “An Act to restrict the ownership of real estate in the territories to American citizens, and so forth,” approved March 3, 1887, be so amended that the same shall not apply to or operate in the District of Columbia, so far as relates to the ownership of legations, or the ownership of residences by representatives of foreign governments, or attaches thereof.
D.C. Code § 42-3173.08 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31C / § 42-3173.08
§ 42-3173.08. Duty of Mayor to demolish or enclose deteriorated structure.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition for review is not filed under § 42-3173.09 within the time period specified in § 42-3173.09 , the Mayor shall demolish or enclose the deteriorated structure within 120 days after the notice of final determination has been mailed or filed, whichever is earlier.
(b) If a petition for review is filed under § 42-3173.09 within the time period specified in § 42-3173.09 , the Mayor shall demolish or enclose the deteriorated structure within 120 days after the court issues an order authorizing the Mayor to act, enters final judgment against the petitioner, or dismisses the petition.
D.C. Code § 42-2602 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 26 / § 42-2602
§ 42-2602. Deposits to credit of Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.16 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.16
§ 42-832.16. Prepayment of note secured by lien instrument.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-410 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 4 / § 42-410
§ 42-410. Map or plat of subdivisions not recordable.
Status: in_force

It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to record any map or plat of the subdivision of land in the District of Columbia in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for said District, whether such map or plat be attached to a deed or other document or is offered separately for record.
D.C. Code § 42-1211 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 12 / § 42-1211
§ 42-1211. Surcharges.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a surcharge of $5 per document shall be paid before any document is accepted for recordation at the Recorder of Deeds.
(b) In addition to the funds collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Recorder of Deeds may accept monetary and non-monetary donations.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2231 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 22A / § 42-2231
§ 42-2231. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter , the term:
  (1) "Area median income" means the area median income of the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  (2) "Community Housing Development Organization" means a private nonprofit community-based organization with the capacity to develop affordable housing for the target population.
  (3) "Extremely low-income" means having a household income equal to 30% or less of the area median income.
  (4) "Housing production" means the construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing.
  (5) "Low-income" means having a household income that is less than 60% of the area median income.
  (6) "On-site services" means services, provided in connection with housing, designed primarily to help tenants maintain housing, including coordination or case management, physical and mental health support, substance use management and recovery support, job training, literacy and education, youth and children's programs, and money management.
  (7) "Project-based assistance" means funds allocated to a particular Community Housing Development Organization to subsidize rent and social services in units owned and operated by the Community Housing Development Organization for a maximum number of households as established by contract.
  (8) "Qualifying housing project" means a development that has an approved building permit and provides permanent and transitional housing with on-site services for the target population.
  (9) "Returning citizen" means a District resident who was previously incarcerated.
  (10) "Target population" means low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income individuals, families, or returning citizens.
  (11) "Very low-income" means a household income equal to or less than 50% of the area median income.
D.C. Code § 42-2051 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2051
§ 42-2051. Council authorized to prohibit conversions to condominiums.
Status: in_force

In addition to other authority delegated to it, and in accordance with § 406 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, the Council of the District of Columbia is authorized, by regulation, to prohibit the establishment, after the effective date of such regulation, of any horizontal property regime, real estate condominiums project, or other conversion of units in a multiunit structure into a condominium pursuant to this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 42-1741 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1741
§ 42-1741. Fees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3671.07 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36B / § 42-3671.07
§ 42-3671.07. Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer who fails to make a timely rental payment may reinstate the agreement, without losing any rights or options which exist under the agreement, by the payment of:
  (1) All current and past due rental charges;
  (2) If the property has been picked up, the reasonable costs of pickup and redelivery; and
  (3) Any applicable late fee, within 5 days of the renewal date if the consumer pays monthly, or within 2 days of the renewal date if the consumer pays more frequently than monthly.
(b) In the case of a consumer who has paid less than 2/3 of the total payments required to purchase under the lease-purchase agreement and who has returned, or voluntarily surrendered, the property, other than through judicial process, during the applicable reinstatement period set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the consumer may reinstate the agreement during a period of not less than 21 days after the date of the return of property.
(c) In the case of a consumer who has paid at least 2/3 of the total of payments and has returned, or voluntarily surrendered, the property, other than through judicial process, during the applicable period set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the consumer may reinstate the agreement during a period of not less than 45 days after the date of the return of the property.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent a lessor from attempting to repossess property during the reinstatement period, but repossession shall not affect the consumer’s right to reinstate. Upon reinstatement, the lessor shall provide the consumer with the same property or substitute property of comparable quality and condition.
D.C. Code § 42-1120 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 11 / § 42-1120
§ 42-1120. General criminal penalties; prosecutions by Corporation Counsel.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2521 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 25 / § 42-2521
§ 42-2521. Negotiated Employee Affordable Home Purchase Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Negotiated Employee Affordable Home Purchase Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) There shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) Amounts the District is required to allocate pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement to fund the Negotiated Employee Affordable Home Purchase Program ("NEAHP Program") that is administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining with the assistance of the Greater Washington Urban League, Inc.; and
  (2) Any required repayment to the District of a financial award made through the NEAHP Program.
(c) The Fund shall be used to provide financial assistance to District government employees pursuant to the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement and the NEAHP Program.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 42-4021 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4021
§ 42-4021. Petitions for capital improvements.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1904.18 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1904.18
§ 42-1904.18. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or any paragraph, section, sentence, clause, phrase or word or the application thereof, in any circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this chapter, and of the application of any such provision, paragraph, section, sentence, clause, phrase or word in any circumstances shall not be affected thereby and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are declared severable.
D.C. Code § 42-121 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 1 / § 42-121
§ 42-121. Manner of acknowledgment; form of certificate.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2702.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2702.02
§ 42-2702.02. Board of Directors.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall be governed by a Board of Directors, which shall be comprised of 5 members who are residents of the District of Columbia. Two shall have experience in mortgage lending or finance, 2 shall have experience in home building, real estate, architecture, or planning, and 1 shall represent community or consumer interests. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with advice and consent of the Council, in accordance with § 1-523.01 . Members shall be appointed for 2-year terms. Of the 5 members first appointed pursuant to this chapter, 2 shall serve for a term of 1 year and 3 shall serve for a term of 2 years.
(b) The appointing authority or the Board may remove a member of the Board for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after giving the member a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in his defense upon not less than 10 days’ notice. Removal of a member by action of the Board shall require an affirmative vote of 3 members. If a member is removed by the Board, the Board shall promptly notify the Mayor and the Council of the action. Within 30 days after a vacancy occurs or a term expires, the Mayor shall nominate someone to fill the vacancy or begin the new term. The member shall hold office for the term of his appointment and shall serve until a successor has qualified. Any member shall be eligible for reappointment.
(c) The Board shall elect from among its number a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and other officers it may determine.
(d) The powers of the Agency shall be vested in the Board. A majority of the incumbent Board members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and an affirmative vote of 3 members shall be necessary for valid Agency action. Members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or a committee thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communication equipment so long as all Board members participating in the meeting and members of the public can be heard by each other. No vacancy in the membership of the Board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the Agency. Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in services for the Agency. A member of the Board not otherwise employed by the District may also receive per diem compensation at the rate equal to the daily equivalent of step 1 of Grade 15 of the General Schedule established under 5 U.S.C. § 5332, with a limit of $8,000 per annum.
(e) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3131.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A / § 42-3131.02
§ 42-3131.02. Inspection of buildings for violative conditions; interference with inspection.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of carrying into effect § 42-3131.01 , the Mayor of the District of Columbia and all other persons, including contractors and employees of contractors acting under his authority or by his direction, are authorized to enter upon and into any lands and tenements in said District, during all reasonable hours, to inspect the same and to do whatever may be necessary to correct, in a good and workmanlike manner, any condition that exists on or has arisen from such lands or tenements in violation of law or of any regulation made by authority of law, with the correction of which condition the owner of said lands or tenements is by law or such regulation chargeable. Any person who shall hinder, interfere with, or prevent any inspection or work authorized by this subchapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
(b) (1) The Mayor may apply to a judge of the District of Columbia for an administrative search warrant to enter any premises to conduct any inspection required or authorized by law to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
  (2) The application for an administrative search warrant shall be in writing and sworn to by the applicant and shall particularly describe the place, structure, or premises to be inspected and the nature, scope, and purpose of the inspection to be performed by the applicant.
  (3) Before filing an application for an administrative search warrant with a court, the Mayor shall obtain approval by the Office of the Attorney General as to its legality in both form and substance under the standards and criteria of this section and a statement to this effect shall be included as part of the application.
  (4) A judge of a court referred to in this section may issue the warrant on finding that:
    (A) (i) The applicant has sought access to the property for the purpose of making an inspection; and
      (ii) (I) After requesting, at a reasonable time, the owner, tenant, or other individual in charge of the property to allow access, has been denied access to the property; or
        (II) After making a reasonable effort, the applicant has been unable to locate any of these individuals;
    (B) The requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection are satisfied;
    (C) The Mayor is authorized by law to make an inspection of the property for which the warrant is sought; and
    (D) Probable cause for the issuance of the warrant has been demonstrated by the applicant by specific evidence of an existing violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter or by showing that:
      (i) A reasonable administrative inspection program exists regarding the condition of the property; and
      (ii) The proposed inspection comes within the program.
  (5) An administrative search warrant issued under this section shall specify the place, structure, premise, vehicle, or records to be inspected. The inspection conducted shall not exceed the limits specified in the warrant.
  (6) An administrative search warrant issued under this section authorizes the applicant and other officials or employees of the District to enter specified property to perform the inspection, sampling, and other functions authorized by law to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
  (7) An administrative search warrant issued under this section shall be executed and returned to the judge by whom it was issued within:
    (A) The time specified in the warrant, not to exceed 30 days; or
    (B) If no time period is specified in the warrant, 15 days from the date of its issuance.
D.C. Code § 42-505 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 5 / § 42-505
§ 42-505. Estates pur autre vie; when deemed freehold and when chattel real.
Status: in_force

An estate for the life of a third person, whether limited to heirs or otherwise, shall be deemed a freehold only during the life of the grantee or devisee, but after his death it shall be deemed a chattel real and be a part of his personal estate.
D.C. Code § 42-1758 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1758
§ 42-1758. Prohibited acts.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2406 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 24 / § 42-2406
§ 42-2406. Validity of loan documents.
Status: in_force

Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any loan documents.
D.C. Code § 42-2103 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 21 / § 42-2103
§ 42-2103. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) Repealed.
(1A) “Commercial property” means income producing property as identified under zoning classifications, that would allow for such uses as office buildings, retail stores, restaurants, and service facilities pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (July 1995).
(1B) “Community service” means reasonable and needed services to District residents for at least 10 years. Examples of reasonable and needed services include, but are not limited to, providing free food and clothing to the community; providing free shelter to the homeless on a temporary or long term basis; providing low or no-cost educational programs; providing vocational training programs for District residents with mental or physical disabilities; or providing housing for transition programs for District residents with mental or physical disabilities.
(1C) “Condominium or unit owners association” means an association of owners of individual units organized and incorporated in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 29 , for the purposes of the self-government of the condominium in accordance with subchapter III of Chapter 19 of this title .
(2) “Cooperative housing association” means an association that is incorporated in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 29 , and organized for the purpose of owning and operating residential real property in the District of Columbia (“District”), 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. To qualify for participation in the Program established pursuant to § 42-2104 , a cooperative housing association must be organized for the purpose of providing homeownership opportunities for low-or moderate-income persons.
(3) “Dwelling unit” means any room or group of rooms forming a single unit that is used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, and the preparation and eating of meals, and that is located within a building that is wholly or partially used or intended to be used for living and sleeping by human occupants.
(3A) “Homesteader (Commercial)” means a nonprofit organization or developer entitled to purchase both commercial and multi-family residential property included in the program established under § 42-2104 in exchange for providing community service to the District and maintaining ownership of that property for at least 10 years under terms of an abatement agreement entered into between the Mayor and the nonprofit organization or developer.
(4) “Homesteader (Residential) means an individual or an organization representing an individual who purchases a dwelling unit through the Program and enters into an abatement agreement.
(5) “Low-income persons” means persons or families whose annual household income as determined by the Administrator does not exceed the limits for lower income families established by the Mayor for use in connection with the Tenant Assistance Program established pursuant to subchapter III of Chapter 35 of this title .
(6) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District.
(7) “Moderate-income persons” means persons or families whose annual household income as determined by the Administrator does not exceed 120% of the lower income guidelines established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1437f, for the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (“SMSA”), as the median is determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and adjusted yearly by historic trends of that median, and as may be further adjusted by an interim census of District incomes by local or regional government agencies.
(8) “Large multi-family dwelling” means a building containing 5 or more dwelling units each with access to the outside directly or through a common stairway or hallway.
(9) “Nonprofit developer” means a corporation that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), and that is organized for the purpose of developing housing for low-or moderate-income persons.
(10) “Single-family dwelling” means a building containing 1 dwelling unit.
(11) “Small multi-family dwelling” means a building containing 2 to 4 dwelling units each with access to the outside directly or through a common stairway or hallway.
(12) “Tenant association” means a condominium or cooperative housing association that represents a minimum of 51% of the households in a building, as determined by rules established by the Administrator.
D.C. Code § 42-2851.05 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28A / § 42-2851.05
§ 42-2851.05. Relocation services by Mayor.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner of a federally-assisted housing accommodation discontinues participation in the federal assistance program, the Mayor shall provide relocation services to the tenants of the housing accommodation. The relocation services shall include ascertaining the relocation needs of each household, providing current information on the availability of comparable housing of suitable size, and supplying information concerning federal and District housing programs.
(b) The Mayor may provide relocation assistance payments of up to $500 per tenant, based on need and pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Mayor.
(c) A relocation assistance payment provided under this section shall not be considered income of the recipient under § 47-1803.02(a)(2) .
D.C. Code § 42-3703 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 37 / § 42-3703
§ 42-3703. Composition of Fund.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-844.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-844.02
§ 42-844.02. Determination of attorney’s fee.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3603 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36 / § 42-3603
§ 42-3603. Preliminary injunction review.
Status: in_force

(a) After commencement of an action under § 42-3602 and upon request of a party, the Court shall hold a hearing to determine if a preliminary injunction should be granted to prevent a tenant from directly or indirectly maintaining a drug haven or nuisance.
(b) The Court may grant a motion for a preliminary injunction if the plaintiff meets the necessary legal requirements for a preliminary injunction. The factors that the Court shall consider in determining whether the plaintiff is entitled to a preliminary injunction are:
  (1) Whether the plaintiff is likely to prevail on the merits of the case;
  (2) Whether, in the absence of relief, the plaintiff will suffer irreparable harm;
  (3) Whether there will be substantial harm to the defendant or another party if relief is granted; and
  (4) Whether the public interest favors granting relief.
(c) The housing provider and the Mayor shall not be required to give bond to obtain an injunction.
D.C. Code § 42-2001 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2001
§ 42-2001. Short title.
Status: in_force

This subchapter, including its table of contents, may be cited as the “Horizontal Property Act of the District of Columbia.”
D.C. Code § 42-4022 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4022
§ 42-4022. Services and facilities.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-2018 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2018
§ 42-2018. Joint and several liability of purchaser and seller of unit for amounts owing under § 42-2016; purchaser’s right of indemnity; right to statement of amount of unpaid assessments.
Status: in_force

The purchaser of a condominium unit in a voluntary sale shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller for the amounts owing by the latter under § 42-2016 upon his interest in the condominium unit up to the time of conveyance; without prejudice to the purchaser’s right to recover from the other party the amounts paid by him as such joint debtor; provided, that any such purchaser, or a lender under a deed of trust, mortgage, or encumbrance, or parties designated by them, shall be entitled to a statement from the manager, board of directors, or of administration, as the case may be, setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments against the seller or borrower, and the unit conveyed or encumbered shall not be subject to a lien for any unpaid assessment in excess of the amount set forth.
D.C. Code § 42-1702 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1702
§ 42-1702. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “advance fee” means any fee, commission, or other valuable consideration contracted for, claimed, demanded, charged, received, or collected prior to the listing, advertisement, or offer to sell or lease real estate, paid or offered to be paid for the purpose of promoting the sale or lease of real estate, or for referral to any real estate broker, salesperson, or both, other than by newspaper of general circulation.
(1A) The term “agency” means every relationship in which a real estate licensee acts for or represents a person by such person’s express authority in a real estate transaction, unless a different legal relationship is intended and is agreed to as part of the brokerage relationship. Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit a licensee and a client from agreeing in writing to a brokerage relationship under which the licensee acts as an independent contractor or which imposes on a licensee obligations in addition to those provided in this subchapter. If a licensee agrees to additional obligations, however, the licensee shall be responsible for the additional obligations agreed to with the client in the brokerage relationship. A real estate licensee who enters into a brokerage relationship based upon a written contract which specifically states that the real estate licensee is acting as an independent contractor and not as an agent shall have the obligations agreed to by the parties in the contract, and such real estate licensee and its employees shall have no obligations under § 42-1703(a) through (e).
(1B) Repealed.
(2) Repealed.
(2A) The term “brokerage relationship” means the contractual relationship between a client and a real estate licensee who has been engaged by such client for the purpose of procuring a seller, buyer, option, tenant, or landlord ready, able, and willing to sell, buy, option, exchange, or rent real estate on behalf of a client, or for the purposes of managing real estate on behalf of a client.
(3) Repealed.
(3A) The term “client” means a person who has entered into a brokerage relationship with a licensee.
(4) The term “Board” means the Board of Real Estate established by the Non-Health Related Occupations and Professions Licensure Act of 1998 [Title I of D.C. Law 12-261 , codified as § 47-2853.01 et seq.].
(4A) The term “common source information company” means any person, firm, or corporation that is a source, compiler, or supplier of information regarding real estate for sale or lease and other data and includes, but is not limited to, multiple listing services.
(5) The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(5A) The term “customer” means a person who has not entered into a brokerage relationship with a licensee, but for whom a licensee performs ministerial acts in a real estate transaction. Unless a licensee enters into a brokerage relationship with such person, it shall be presumed that such person is a customer of the licensee rather than a client.
(5B) The term “designated agent” or “designated representative” means a licensee who has been assigned by a principal or supervising broker to represent a client when a different client is also represented by such principal or broker in the same transaction.
(6) The term “District” means the District of Columbia.
(6A) The term “dual agent” or “dual representative” means a licensee who has a brokerage relationship with both seller and buyer, or both landlord and tenant, in the same real estate transaction.
(6B) The term “escrow funds” means earnest money deposits for purchase of residential and commercial property and security deposits for rental of residential and commercial property.
(7) The term “Fund” means the Real Estate Guaranty and Education Fund established by § 42-1706 .
(7A) The term “licensee” means, respectively, real estate brokers, salespersons and property managers, as defined in paragraphs (10) (property manager) [repealed], (12) (real estate broker) [repealed], and (13) (real estate salesperson) [repealed] of this section, provided that nothing in § 42-1703 shall be deemed to modify the licensure requirements otherwise set forth in this subchapter.
(7B) The term “material fact” means information that, if known, would be likely to induce a reasonable person to enter into or not enter into or consummate a real estate transaction.
(8) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Mayor’s authorized representative.
(8A) The term “ministerial acts” means those routine acts which a licensee can perform for a person which do not involve discretion or the exercise of the licensee’s own judgment.
(9) The term “person” means any individual, partnership, association, unincorporated business, firm, business trust, or corporation.
(10) Repealed.
(10A) Repealed.
(10B) The term “property management” means leasing, renting or offering to lease or rent, managing, marketing, and the overall operation and maintenance of real estate. The term “property management” includes the physical, administrative, and fiscal management of any real property serviced by a licensee, or his or her employee or agent.
(10C) The term “psychological impact” means any fact or suspicion with respect to circumstances, other than the physical condition of the property, that creates a fear, belief, or mental condition.
(11) The term “real estate” means condominiums, leaseholds, time sharing and any other interest or estate in land, whether corporeal, incorporeal, freehold, or nonfreehold, and whether located in the District or elsewhere. The term “real estate” includes any share or membership in a cooperative organized pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 29 , to engage in activities relating to real estate, even though the shares or membership may be deemed to be securities or personal property for purposes of such chapter.
(12) Repealed.
(12A) The term “real estate franchise” means any real estate franchise brokerage firm practicing in the District which does not own or operate individual offices directly, but licenses its trade name, reputation, operation procedure, and referral services to independently owned and operated brokerage firms.
(13) Repealed.
(13A) Repealed.
(13B) The term “standard agent” means a licensee who acts for or represents a client in an agency relationship. A standard agent shall have the obligations as provided in this section.
(14) The term “written listing contract” means a contract between a broker and an owner in which the owner grants to the broker the right to find a purchaser for a designated property at the price and terms the owner agrees to accept, and the broker, for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, promises to make a reasonable effort to obtain a purchaser for the term of the contract.
D.C. Code § 42-1902.19 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1902.19
§ 42-1902.19. Expansion of condominiums; amendment of declaration; recordation; reallocation of interests in common elements.
Status: in_force

No condominium shall be expanded except in accordance with the provisions of the declaration and of this chapter. Any such expansion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of plats and plans pursuant to § 42-1902.14(c) and the recordation of an amendment to the declaration, duly executed by the declarant, including, without limitation, all of the owners and lessees of the additional land added to the condominium. Such amendment shall contain a legally sufficient description of the land added to the condominium, and shall reallocate undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with the provisions of § 42-1902.12(b) . Such amendment may create convertible or withdrawable lands within the land added to the condominium, but this provision shall not be construed in derogation of the time limits imposed by or pursuant to §§ 42-1902.10(d)(3) and 42-1902.17(c) .
D.C. Code § 42-2004 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2004
§ 42-2004. Transfer of individual units; incidents of real property; recordation.
Status: in_force

Once the property is subdivided into the horizontal property regime, a condominium unit in the project may be individually conveyed, leased, and encumbered and may be inherited or devised by will, as if it were sole and entirely independent of the other condominium units in the project of which it forms a part; the said separate units shall have the same incidents as real property and the corresponding individual titles and interests therein shall be recordable.
D.C. Code § 42-3701 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 37 / § 42-3701
§ 42-3701. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1109 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 11 / § 42-1109
§ 42-1109. When Mayor may compromise tax.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2083 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20C / § 42-2083
§ 42-2083. Additional relief.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 9 of Title 47 and Chapter 11 of this title , or its implementing rules under Chapter 5 of Title 9 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (9 DCMR § 500 et seq. ), the OCFO shall:
  (1) Not assess any recordation taxes against a Property Owner related to the Property Owner's first purchase of real property following a Property Owner's purchase of the Property; provided, that the purchase is made by December 31, 2028; and
  (2) Forgive all real property taxes, including interest, penalties, fees, and other related charges, assessed against the Property from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2025, and provide a refund of all real property taxes paid from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2025, pursuant to § 47-811.02 ; except, that subsection (b) of that section shall not apply.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding Chapter 28 of this title , the Mayor shall:
    (A) Waive any requirement of § 42-2802.02 , or its implementing rules under Chapter 41 of Title 10-B of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (10-B DCMR § 4100 et seq. ), applicable to a Property Owner; and
    (B) Forgive all outstanding debt secured by a Property Owner pursuant to a Housing Production Trust Fund loan that financed development costs of the Property.
  (2) Any forgiveness of debt under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not include any outstanding indebtedness of River East At Anacostia, LLC or Stanton View Development, LLC incurred in connection with the development of the Property.
(c) Notwithstanding subchapter I of Chapter 26 of this title , or its implementing rules under Chapter 25 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (14 DCMR § 2500 et seq. ):
  (1) The Mayor shall forgive the balance of any HPAP loan provided to a Property Owner to support the purchase of a Property condominium unit;
  (2) A Property Owner shall be eligible for HPAP assistance of at least $70,000, subject to available funds through DHCD; and
  (3) DHCD shall waive the HPAP income requirements if the Property Owner's income no longer meets the affordability criteria; provided, that the Property Owner would have qualified for HPAP on the date that DHCD certified the Property Owner to purchase a Property condominium unit.
(d) Any debt or loans forgiven pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall not be considered income for tax purposes in the District.
(e) By May 15, 2024, DHCD shall provide written notice to each Property Owner that states whether the Mayor will forgive Housing Production Trust Fund loans and Home Purchase Assistance Program loans, and, if so, the amount of each loan that will be forgiven and the date by when the loans will be forgiven.
(f) (1) Notwithstanding subchapter II-A of Chapter 10 of Title 6 , or its implementing rules under Chapter 22 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (14 DCMR § 2200 et seq. ), or any Inclusionary Development or affordable housing covenant, a Property Owner who meets the criteria for a compliant inclusionary unit or ADU shall have access to an inclusionary unit or ADU set aside for non-lottery sale or rental on a first-come, first-served basis.
  (2) A Property Owner receiving access to an inclusionary unit or ADU pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be exempt from attending the IZ orientation and from completing the 8-hour homebuyer class as part of the IZ program.
  (3) For any Property Owner receiving access to an inclusionary unit or ADU pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, DHCD shall waive the household size and income requirements for an inclusionary unit, pursuant to section 2225 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (14 DCMR § 2225), or ADU if the Property Owner's income no longer meets the affordability criteria; provided, that the Property Owner would have qualified for an inclusionary rental or for-sale unit or an ADU on the date that DHCD certified the Property Owner to purchase a Property condominium unit.
(g) DHCD shall prioritize Property Owners on waitlists it manages, or encourage the owners of properties on waitlists DHCD does not manage, to give priority to Property Owners  for DHCD funded properties and other Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties; provided, that selections shall be made pursuant to the HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 Ch. 3.
(h) DHCD shall update the grant agreement executed between the CA and the District, by and through DHCD, with an effective date of May 22, 2023, through September 30, 2023, to provide up to $150,000 to the CA to cover operations and expenses.
(i) The Mayor shall create a program to provide Property Owners who choose to rent or who do not qualify for homeownership with a rental option that provides up to 6 months of rental assistance that can be used for security deposit, first and last months' rent, or advanced rent. DHCD shall provide written notice to each Property Owner of the details of the rental option program by May 1, 2024.
(j) The Mayor shall allocate $300,000 to Property Owners for moving expenses and shall distribute the funding in equal amounts among the Property Owners.
D.C. Code § 42-2005 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 20 / § 42-2005
§ 42-2005. Joint tenancies, tenancies in common, tenancies by the entirety.
Status: in_force

Any condominium unit may be held and owned by more than 1 person as joint tenants, as tenants in common, as tenants by the entirety (in the case of husband and wife), or in any other real property tenancy relationship recognized under the laws of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 42-1403 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 14 / § 42-1403
§ 42-1403. Proceeds of sale held by court and treated as real estate.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of sale of said real estate shall be held under the control and subject to the order of the court, and shall be invested under its order and supervision upon real and personal security, and the same shall, to all intents and purposes, be deemed real estate and stand in the place of the real estate from the sale of which they are derived, and as such be subject to the limitations of the deed or will.
D.C. Code § 42-4096 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4096
§ 42-4096. Effective date.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-1727 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1727
§ 42-1727. Details relating to license.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-515 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 5 / § 42-515
§ 42-515. Expectant estates — Descendible, devisable, and alienable.
Status: in_force

Expectant estates shall be descendible, devisable, and alienable in the same manner as estates in possession.
D.C. Code § 42-3651.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 36A / § 42-3651.01
§ 42-3651.01. Purpose of the appointment of a receiver.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the appointment of a receiver under this chapter shall be to safeguard the health, safety, and security of the tenants of a rental housing accommodation if there exists a violation of District of Columbia or federal law which seriously threatens the tenant’s health, safety, or security. The receiver shall not take actions inconsistent with this purpose or take actions other than those necessary and proper to the maintenance and repair of the rental housing accommodation. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or abrogate any other common law or statutory right to petition for receivership, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent a tenant or tenant association from asserting as a defense or counterclaim a housing provider's non-compliance with applicable housing regulations.
D.C. Code § 42-1705 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1705
§ 42-1705. Written listing contract required.
Status: in_force

A written listing contract is required in the District for the sale of all real property. A licensee shall not receive payment of a commission in the absence of a written listing agreement.
D.C. Code § 42-4024 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4024
§ 42-4024. Vacant accommodation.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-2504 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 25 / § 42-2504
§ 42-2504. Employee and educator savings; District government contribution.
Status: in_force

(a) Each Participant in the Program shall be required to save an agreed upon amount, as set forth in this section, which shall be applied toward the down payment and closing costs for the housing unit. Each Participant shall enter into an Agreement with the Department. The Agreement shall set forth the following items:
  (1) The amount to be saved by the employee or educator and the period of time during which the savings shall be accomplished;
  (2) A provision for amendment or termination of the Agreement;
  (3) A penalty for withdrawal of funds or termination of the Agreement prior to settlement of the loan;
  (4) A procedure for refund to the District of the amount of matching funds contributed by the District on behalf of a Participant who has withdrawn from the Agreement, terminated the Agreement, or otherwise failed to purchase the housing unit;
  (5) The matching funds to be contributed by the District;
  (6) The requirement that the matching funds provided by the District shall be used only for the purchase of a housing unit that shall be the principal residence of the Participant; and
  (7) Any other item that the Department deems necessary.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (b-1) of this section, for each Participant in the Program who sets aside $2,500 under an Agreement, the District shall obligate $1,000 in the financial management system. The District shall match succeeding Participant saving increments of $2,500 with a $1,000 obligation until the District obligation totals $5,000. Matching contributions by the District shall not exceed $5,000 for any individual Participant. The District shall disburse its cash contribution at the time of settlement.
(b-1) For each first-responder or educator Participant in the Program who sets aside $2,500 under an Agreement, the District shall obligate $1,500 in the financial management system. The District shall match succeeding first-responder or educator Participant saving increments of $2,500 with a $1,500 obligation until the District obligation totals $15,000. Matching contributions by the District shall not exceed $15,000 for any individual first-responder or educator Participant. The District shall disburse its cash contribution at the time of settlement.
(c) The Mayor shall establish a procedure to allow a Participant in the Program to save the target amount of money listed in the Agreement through a system of payroll deduction.
(d) An applicant who has saved toward a down payment prior to entering the Program shall also be eligible for the matching contribution upon entering into an Agreement with the Department.
D.C. Code § 42-807 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8 / § 42-807
§ 42-807. Limitations upon right of redemption in §§ 42-805 and 42-806.
Status: in_force

Sections 42-805   and 42-806   or anything therein contained, shall not extend to any case where the person or persons, against whom the redemption is or shall be prayed, shall (by writing under his, her, or their hands, or the hand of his, her, or their attorney, agent, or solicitor, to be delivered before the money shall be brought into such court at law, to the attorney or solicitor for the other side) insist, either that the party praying a redemption has not a right to redeem, or that the premises are chargeable with other or different principal sums, than what appear on the face of the mortgage, or shall be admitted on the other side; nor to any case where the right of redemption to the mortgaged lands and premises in question in any cause or suit shall be controverted or questioned by or between different defendants in the same cause or suit; nor shall be any prejudice to any subsequent mortgagee or mortgagees, or subsequent encumbrancer.
D.C. Code § 42-1721 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1721
§ 42-1721. Acting as broker or salesman without license unlawful.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-1752 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1752
§ 42-1752. Place of business.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-403 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 4 / § 42-403
§ 42-403. Defective grants recorded on or after the effective date of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts Amendment Act of 2022.
Status: in_force

Any instrument recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds on or after September 21, 2022 shall be effective notwithstanding the existence of any failures in the formal requisites listed in § 42-404 .
D.C. Code § 42-3104 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31 / § 42-3104
§ 42-3104. Preliminary injunction.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of a complaint to abate the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion for a preliminary injunction, within 10 business days of the filing of such action. If it appears, by affidavit or otherwise, that there is a substantial likelihood that the plaintiff will be able to prove at trial that a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance exists, the court may enter an order preliminarily enjoining the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance and granting such other relief as the court may deem appropriate, including those remedies provided in § 42-3110 . A plaintiff need not prove irreparable harm to obtain a preliminary injunction. Where appropriate, the court may order a trial of the action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction.
(b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the application for or the granting of a temporary restraining order, or other equitable relief otherwise provided by law.
D.C. Code § 42-835.10 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-835.10
§ 42-835.10. Beneficiary’s, trustee’s, mortgagee’s, or assignee’s for foreclosure right to funds paid under casualty insurance or taking in eminent domain.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-818 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8 / § 42-818
§ 42-818. Commission to mortgagee or trustee; rates; when advertised sale not held.
Status: in_force

(a) Among the lawful expenses of a sale under a mortgage or deed of trust is to be allowed a commission on the proceeds of sale to the mortgagee or trustee. Where the mortgage or deed of trust does not fix the rate of commission the mortgagee or trustee shall be allowed a commission of 5% on the first $500 and 3% on the balance of the purchase money actually paid by the purchaser at any sale, and 1/2% on the amount of the purchase money not paid into the hands of the mortgagee or trustee, but credited on the debt, when the creditor becomes a purchaser.
(b) When the property is lawfully advertised for sale under a mortgage or deed of trust, and the sale is prevented by payment of the debt or is suspended or postponed by arrangement between the parties interested, the trustee shall be entitled to a commission of 1% on the amount of the debt secured in addition to the expenses incurred by him, and he shall be entitled to such allowance as often as such advertisement shall be made necessary by the default of the debtor; provided, that if a sale shall actually take place under any such advertisement, he shall not be entitled to more than 1 such allowance in addition to his commission on the proceeds of an actual sale.
D.C. Code § 42-3402.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3402.01
§ 42-3402.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the “Conversion of Rental Housing to Condominium or Cooperative Status Act of 1980‘.
D.C. Code § 42-2704.10 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 27 / § 42-2704.10
§ 42-2704.10. District tax exemptions; payments in lieu; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Assets and income of the Agency or of any entity established by the Agency pursuant to § 42-2703.01(20C) are exempt from District taxation. The Agency may make, at its discretion, payment in lieu of taxation.
(b) Bonds and notes issued by the Agency and the interest thereon are exempt from District taxation except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes.
D.C. Code § 42-3131.14 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A / § 42-3131.14
§ 42-3131.14. Collection.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any fees required under § 42-3131.06(a) or § 42-3131.09 that remain unpaid after receipt of the notice under § 42-3131.08 or § 42-3131.11 shall be assessed as a tax against the real property containing the vacant building and shall be subject to § 6-806 and shall constitute a lien against the real property containing the vacant building and the personal property of the owner.
  (2) In addition to the lien provided under paragraph (1) of this section, any fees required under § 42-3131.06(a) or § 42-3131.09 that remain unpaid after receipt of the notice under § 42-3131.08 or § 42-3131.11 shall be a continuing and perpetual lien in favor of the District of Columbia upon all property, whether real or personal, of the owner, and shall have the same force and effect as a lien created by judgment. The lien shall attach to all property belonging to the owner at any time during the period of the lien, including any property acquired by the owner after the lien arises. The lien shall have priority over all other liens, except liens for District of Columbia taxes, District of Columbia water charges, and the lien under § 2-1802.03 ; provided, that the lien shall not be valid against a bona fide purchaser, holder of a security interest, mechanic’s lienor, or judgment lien creditor until notice by filing in the Recorder of Deeds.
(b) All fees and penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund established under § 42-3131.01(b)(1) and shall be expended for the general administration, inspection, and abatement costs incurred in the correction of wrongful conditions in vacant buildings and other nuisance properties; provided, that if any fees and penalties are collected as a tax through the real estate tax sale process, the fees and penalties shall be deposited in the fund established under § 42-3131.01(b)(1) after an accounting has been made in accordance with § 47-1340(f) .
D.C. Code § 42-1751 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1751
§ 42-1751. Licensure of legal entities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3909 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3909
§ 42-3909. Licensure and certification by reciprocity or endorsement.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3913 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3913
§ 42-3913. Nonresident licensure and certification.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2102 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 21 / § 42-2102
§ 42-2102. Purpose.
Status: in_force

In enacting this chapter, the Council supports the following statutory purposes:
(1) To provide decent and affordable rental opportunities for low-income persons and homeownership opportunities to low-and moderate-income persons;
(2) To enable organized groups of low-and moderate-income persons to obtain skills to repair, maintain, and manage residential property;
(3) To afford highly-motivated low-and moderate-income persons the opportunity to participate fully in the production of their own decent and affordable homes;
(4) To facilitate community development that would create jobs for low and moderate income District of Columbia residents, as well as enhance the quality of life in residential areas by establishing businesses and other community services designed to meet the needs of the neighborhood;
(5) To provide nonprofit organizations and developers the opportunity to purchase property in the program in exchange for providing needed community service to District residents; and
(6) To strengthen neighborhoods by returning blighted, vacant, and neglected properties to productive use.
D.C. Code § 42-4094 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4094
§ 42-4094. Supersedure.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-3531.12 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35A / § 42-3531.12
§ 42-3531.12. Assessment of expenses for emergency housing and relocation assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Chief shall submit a bill to the owner for the cost of providing emergency assistance or relocation assistance, including information on how the owner can pay the bill and, if the owner disputes the charge, how to contest the bill.
  (2) The Chief may submit the bill to the owner by personal service or by sending it via first-class U.S. mail to the person who last appears as the owner of the real property on the tax roll on file with the Office of Tax and Revenue, to the last mailing address shown on the tax roll in accordance with § 42-405 .  The Chief may, by regulation, establish alternative methods of providing the bill to the owner.
(b) Within 30 calendar days after receipt of the bill, the owner shall:
  (1) Pay the full amount of the bill; or
  (2) Contest the bill and request a hearing to determine liability.
(c) If an owner fails to pay the full amount of the bill or to request a hearing within 30 days after receipt of the bill, the owner shall be liable for the full amount of the bill.
(d) For the purpose of this section, a mailed bill is presumed to have been received by the owner 7 calendar days after the date of mailing.
D.C. Code § 42-837.04 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-837.04
§ 42-837.04. Failure to continuously satisfy the required conditions during challenge.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-1754 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 17 / § 42-1754
§ 42-1754. Injunctions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.35 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.35
§ 42-3404.35. Rights of tenants not abrogated.
Status: in_force

No provision of this subchapter shall abrogate the rights of tenants or tenant organizations under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 42-2131 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 21A / § 42-2131
§ 42-2131. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Affordable housing development” means any structure or building in the District (whether existing, planned, or under construction) containing one or more affordable housing units and the land appurtenant thereto, including privately owned units, rental properties, public housing, cooperatives, and limited-equity cooperatives.
(2) “Affordable Housing Inventory” means a single, unified, searchable, and sortable database of all affordable housing developments that is maintained by the Mayor.
(3) “Affordable Housing Locator” means a list of affordable housing developments generated using data in the Affordable Housing Inventory that the Mayor provides to the public in an effort to assist low-income and moderate-income households locate available affordable housing.
(4) “Affordable housing unit” means a dwelling that is offered for rent or for sale for residential occupancy and is made available to, and affordable to, a household whose income is equal to, or less than, 120% of AMI, as a result of a federal or District subsidy.
(5) “AMI” means the periodic Area Median Income calculation provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as a direct calculation without taking into account any adjustments.
(6) “Household” means all the persons who would occupy an affordable housing unit, including a single family, one person living alone, 2 or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements.
D.C. Code § 42-2161.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 21A / § 42-2161.02
§ 42-2161.02. Membership.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Task Force shall be composed of the following 9 members:
    (A) A low-income renter;
    (B) A representative of an apartment building owner or office building owner;
    (C) A representative of an organization that advocates for the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income households;
    (D) A representative of a philanthropic organization that funds affordable housing;
    (E) A representative of an organization that provides supportive housing services to low-income residents, including housing counseling, financial management, in-kind assistance, or legal representation;
    (F) A representative with expertise in affordable housing policy from the academic or nonprofit community;
    (G) A representative from the for-profit residential development community;
    (H) A residential architect; and
    (I) A structural engineer.
  (2) One representative each from the following District agencies shall also serve on the Task Force:
    (A) The Office of the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development;
    (B) The Office of Zoning; and
    (C) The Department of Housing and Community Development.
(b) (1) The Mayor may appoint the Task Force members identified in subsection (a)(1) of this section; provided, that after 90 days from the date this section becomes applicable pursuant to § 42-2161.05 [October 1, 2018], the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia shall appoint a member to any position that the Mayor has not yet filled.
  (2) The Mayor may appoint the chair of the Task Force; provided, that the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia shall appoint the chair if the Mayor has not done so within 90 days after the date this section becomes applicable pursuant to § 42-2161.05 [October 1, 2018].
(c) Each member shall serve without compensation, except that members may receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in the service of the Task Force.
(d) The Office of the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development shall provide administrative support for the Task Force.
(e) The Task Force shall meet monthly.
D.C. Code § 42-2803.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2803.01
§ 42-2803.01. Annual report by Mayor.
Status: in_force

No later than April 1 of each fiscal year, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council a Housing Production Trust Fund Annual Report. The report shall include the following information:
(1) The amount of money expended from the Housing Production Trust Fund during the prior fiscal year;
(2) The number of loans and grants legally obligated during the prior fiscal year;
(3) The number of low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income households and individuals assisted through Fund legal obligations;
(4) A list of each project on which funds from the Fund were legally obligated, including, for each project:
  (A) A brief description of the project, including the name of the project sponsor;
  (B) The amount of money legally obligated to the project;
  (C) Whether the money was legally obligated in the form of a loan or a grant; and
  (D) The general terms of the loan or grant;
(5) The amount and percentage of funds legally obligated to homeownership projects;
(6) The amount and percentage of funds legally obligated to rental housing projects;
(7) The amount and percentage of funds legally obligated to rental housing or homeownership opportunities for households with incomes at or below 30% of the area median income;
(8) The amount and percentage of funds legally obligated to rental housing or homeownership opportunities for households with incomes at or below 50% of the area median income;
(9) The amount and percentage of funds legally obligated to rental housing or homeownership opportunities for households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income;
(10) The number of housing units assisted, including the number of rental housing units assisted and the number of homeownership units assisted; and
(11) The amount expended on administrative costs during the prior fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 42-3202 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 32 / § 42-3202
§ 42-3202. Notices to quit.
Status: in_force

(a) A commercial tenancy from month-to-month, or from quarter–to-quarter, may be terminated by a 30-day notice in writing from the housing provider to the tenant to quit, or by such a notice from the tenant to the housing provider of the tenant's intention to quit. The notice shall expire on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the date of the notice.
(b) A residential tenancy may be terminated by a 30-day notice in writing only from the tenant to the housing provider of the tenant's intention to quit. The notice shall expire on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the date of the notice.
D.C. Code § 42-3307 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 33 / § 42-3307
§ 42-3307. Regulations.
Status: in_force

The Public Service Commission shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, establishing procedures by which the company shall notify tenants of an affected apartment house that monies are owed the company.
D.C. Code § 42-1660 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 16B / § 42-1660
§ 42-1660. Fees and expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The Superior Court may award a receiver from receivership property the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses of performing the duties of the receiver and exercising the powers of the receiver.
(b) The Superior Court may order one or more of the following to pay the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses of the receivership, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs:
  (1) A person that requested the appointment of the receiver, if the receivership does not produce sufficient funds to pay the fees and expenses; or
  (2) A person whose conduct justified or would have justified the appointment of the receiver under § 42-1645(a)(1) .
D.C. Code § 42-3531.09 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35A / § 42-3531.09
§ 42-3531.09. Housing Assistance Fund.
Status: in_force

The Housing Assistance Fund established by § 42-3403.07 [repealed] shall be administered and managed by the Office of the Tenant Advocate.
D.C. Code § 42-147 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 1 / § 42-147
§ 42-147. Certificate of notarial acts.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3502.20 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3502.20
§ 42-3502.20. Report of Mayor.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than October 1, 1988, the Mayor shall report to the Council on the continued need for the rent stabilization program.
(b) The report shall be prepared by a person not affiliated with the District government and shall contain:
  (1) The number of new and renovated units which have been placed on the rental housing market since July 17, 1985;
  (2) The number of new and renovated units it is anticipated will be placed on the rental housing market annually until 1996;
  (3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Tenant Assistance Program; the adequacy of monies appropriated for the program; and the projected costs of the Tenant Assistance Program in the absence of rent stabilization legislation;
  (4) The impact of the rent stabilization program on the cost and supply of rental housing;
  (5) An assessment of the present rent stabilization program in terms of its being understandable, efficient, inexpensive, equitable, and flexible;
  (6) The impact of the present rent stabilization program upon small housing providers compared to large housing providers;
  (7) The number of District residents living in substandard housing and their locations;
  (8) An assessment of the impact of the proposed civil infractions law on housing code violations, if the law is enacted in a timely manner;
  (9) An assessment of the probable impact on the private rental housing market and the present rent stabilization program of the following individual or combination of factors:
    (A) Vacancy decontrol;
    (B) Luxury decontrol;
    (C) Increasing from 4 units to 10 units the maximum rental units exemption under § 42-3502.05(a)(3) ; and
    (D) Tying the rent stabilization program to the amount of family income available for rent; and
  (10) Any other information considered appropriate by the drafters of the report.
D.C. Code § 42-3402.05 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3402.05
§ 42-3402.05. Certification fee.
Status: in_force

An owner who seeks to convert must pay the Mayor a certification fee. The Mayor is authorized to collect and establish the amount of the fee. The certification fee shall be sufficient to cover the cost of administering this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 42-3803 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 38 / § 42-3803
§ 42-3803. Eligibility.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3541.03 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35B / § 42-3541.03
§ 42-3541.03. Exclusions.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply:
(a) (1) To a housing provider that owns and occupies a housing accommodation that includes 3 or fewer rental units;
  (2) Where a federal law or regulation or District law requires the consideration of an applicant's criminal history for the purposes of obtaining a housing accommodation; or
  (3) Where a federal law or regulation or District law otherwise allows for denial of an applicant due to certain criminal convictions.
D.C. Code § 42-2301 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 23 / § 42-2301
§ 42-2301. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Credit line deed of trust” means any deed of trust in which title to real property located in the District of Columbia is conveyed, transferred, encumbered, or pledged to secure repayment of money that is loaned in the form of periodic advances by the noteholder named in the credit line deed of trust.
(2) “Real property” has the meaning set forth in § 47-802(1) .
(3) “Single family residential property” shall have the same meaning as the term has in § 47-803(6) .
D.C. Code § 42-835.09 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-835.09
§ 42-835.09. Waste.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.24 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.24
§ 42-832.24. Priority: replacement and modification of senior lien instruments; effect on intervening interests.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.33 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.33
§ 42-832.33. Simultaneous foreclosure of lien instrument and ancillary lien instrument.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-814 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8 / § 42-814
§ 42-814. Petition for new trustee; causes; procedure; written agreement of parties.
Status: in_force

(a) In case of the refusal of any trustee named in a deed of trust to secure a debt to accept the trusts thereby created, or of his resignation of said trust after accepting the same, which is hereby allowed, or of his removal from the District of Columbia, or of his inability to act, or for any other good cause shown, it shall be lawful for any party interested in the execution of such trusts to apply to said court by petition, setting forth the appropriate facts and asking for the appointment of a new trustee in his place, and a like proceeding shall be had for the appointment of such trustee as in the case of the death of a trustee, as directed in §§ 42-811 and 42-819 ; provided, that any rule to show cause issued in such case shall be served upon the existing trustee, as provided in said sections.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and notwithstanding any provision in a deed of trust to the contrary, whenever the grantors named in, and the persons secured by, the deed of trust (or their successors in interest) so desire, they may by written agreement executed and acknowledged in the same manner as an absolute deed substitute any trustee named in the deed of trust with a new trustee. No written instrument entered into pursuant to this subsection shall be effective as to any person not having actual notice thereof until a notice of the appointment of the new trustee signed, sealed, and acknowledged by the parties agreeing to the appointment of the new trustee shall be recorded among the land records in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.
D.C. Code § 42-3502.03d — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3502.03d
§ 42-3502.03d. Housing provider online filing  requirements.
Status: omitted

Upon completion of the publicly accessible rent control housing database created pursuant to § 42-3502.03c , a housing provider shall use the online housing provider portal developed pursuant to § 42-3502.03c(b)(1) to file all documents and data required to be filed pursuant to this subchapter and all regulations promulgated pursuant to this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 42-842.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-842.02
§ 42-842.02. Time deadline for deliveries to auditor.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-2812.11 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2812.11
§ 42-2812.11. Maintenance of documents.
Status: in_force

Copies of the specimen bonds and of the final Financing Documents and Closing Documents shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 42-3802 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 38 / § 42-3802
§ 42-3802. Establishment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-832.18 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.18
§ 42-832.18. Authorized forms of release of lien instrument.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3141.06 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31A-i / § 42-3141.06
§ 42-3141.06. Answer and expedited hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner who has received a notice of violation shall answer within 5 days after service of the notice of violation. At the time that an owner answers the notice of violation, the owner may request a hearing on the allegations set forth in the notice of violation. If the owner fails to answer as required in the notice of violation, the owner shall be deemed to have admitted the violation and the Office of Administrative Hearings shall issue a default judgment ordering the owner to pay abatement costs, interest, and penalties as provided for in § 42-3141.07 .
(b) If an owner answers the notice of violation in the manner required in the notice of violation, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall issue a final order on that notice of violation no later than 30 days after the date on which the notice of violation was filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
D.C. Code § 42-3505.53 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.53
§ 42-3505.53. Notice of tenant's intent to vacate upon the expiration of an initial lease term.
Status: in_force

Any provision that requires a tenant to provide more than a 30-day notice to the housing provider of the tenant's intention to vacate the premises upon the expiration of an initial lease term shall be void and unenforceable, unless the lease explicitly states that the provision expires upon the expiration of the initial lease term, and that, unless the tenant agrees to sign a renewal lease of other than month-to-month, the tenant thereafter has the right to vacate the premises upon a 30-day notice for so long as the tenant remains a tenant from month-to-month.
D.C. Code § 42-4011 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 40 / § 42-4011
§ 42-4011. Abolition of Rental Accommodation Commission.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 42-3173.04 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31C / § 42-3173.04
§ 42-3173.04. Designation of potential historic structure.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to posting, mailing, publishing, or filing a notice of initial determination under § 42-3173.05(b) , the Mayor shall file with the Historic Preservation Review Board a notice which shall include the following information:
  (1) The address of the deteriorated structure or, if the address is not available or does not adequately describe the location of the structure, a description of the location of the structure that is sufficient for its identification;
  (2) A photograph of the structure clearly documenting the appearance of the structure and its immediate surroundings; and
  (3) A statement that the Mayor intends to make a determination that the structure is a deteriorated structure.
(b) Within 60 days after receiving the notice from the Mayor, the Historic Preservation Review Board shall make a preliminary determination whether or not there is a substantial possibility that the structure is eligible for designation as a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district.
(c) The Mayor shall not issue a notice of initial determination under § 42-3173.05 and shall not demolish a structure under this subchapter unless:
  (1) The structure is not a historic landmark, a contributing building in a historic district, or a structure for which the Historic Preservation Review Board has made a preliminary determination that there is a substantial possibility that the structure is eligible for designation as a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district;
  (2) The structure is a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district, or the Historic Preservation Review Board makes a preliminary determination that there is a substantial possibility that the structure is eligible for designation as a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district, and:
    (A) The Mayor determines, pursuant to the procedures and standards of subchapter I of Chapter 11 of Title 6 , that demolition of the structure is necessary in the public interest, as provided in § 6-1104(e) ; or
    (B) The Mayor intends to enclose, but not demolish, the structure; or
  (3) The Historic Preservation Review Board does not make a determination under subsection (b) of this section within 60 days after receiving the notice filed by the Mayor under subsection (a) of this section, and the structure is not a historic landmark or a contributing structure in a historic district.
D.C. Code § 42-1124 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 11 / § 42-1124
§ 42-1124. Appropriations to carry out provisions of chapter.
Status: in_force

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, including the use of stamps or other devices for evidencing payment of the tax imposed by this chapter.
D.C. Code § 42-401 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 4 / § 42-401
§ 42-401. Effective date of deeds; exception.
Status: in_force

Any deed conveying real property in the District, or interest therein, or declaring or limiting any use or trust thereof, executed and acknowledged and certified as provided in §§ 42-602 and 42-306 , and Chapter 12A of Title 1 , and delivered to the person in whose favor the same is executed shall be held to take effect from the date of the delivery; except, that as to creditors and subsequent bona fide purchasers and mortgagees without notice of said deed, and others interested in the property, it shall only take effect from the time of its delivery to the Recorder of Deeds for record.
D.C. Code § 42-3151.13 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31B / § 42-3151.13
§ 42-3151.13. Report to the Council required.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3505.01a — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 35 / § 42-3505.01a
§ 42-3505.01a. Storage and disposal of tenants' personal property upon eviction.
Status: in_force

(a) A housing provider shall not remove an evicted tenant's personal property from a rental unit except as provided in this section.
(b) (1) In addition to any notification from the United States Marshals Service ("Marshals") to the tenant of the date of eviction, a housing provider shall deliver to the tenant a notice confirming the date of eviction not fewer than 21 days before the date of eviction by using the following methods:
    (A) Telephone or electronic communication, including by email or mobile text message;
    (B) First-class mail to the address of the rental unit; and
    (C) Conspicuous posting at the tenant's rental unit in a manner reasonably calculated to provide notice.
  (2) The notice shall:
    (A) State the tenant's name and the address of the rental unit;
    (B) Specify the date on which the eviction is scheduled to be executed;
    (C) State that the eviction will be executed on that date unless the tenant vacates the rental unit and returns possession of the rental unit to the housing provider;
    (D) Prominently warn the tenant that any personal property left in the rental unit will be deemed abandoned 7 days after the time of eviction, excluding Sundays and federal holidays;
    (E) Include the phone numbers of the Marshals, the Office of the Tenant Advocate, and the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
    (F) State that it is the final notice from the housing provider before the time of eviction, even if the eviction date is postponed by the court or Marshals; and
    (G) State that, for 7 days after the time of eviction, the tenant has the right to access the tenant's personal property remaining in the rental unit to remove the personal property from the rental unit:
      (i) At times agreed to by the parties, excluding Sundays and federal holidays; provided, that the housing provider shall grant the evicted tenant access to the rental unit on a Saturday if the evicted tenant requests it;
      (ii) For no fewer than 16 total hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., over a period of not more than 2 days; and
      (iii) With no requirement that the tenant pay rent or service fees for the 7-day storage period.
(c) (1) At the time of eviction, the housing provider shall change the locks on the rental unit in the presence of the Marshals, at the housing provider's expense, and take legal possession of the rental unit by receipt of a document from the Marshals.
  (2) Any right of the evicted tenant to redeem the tenancy shall be extinguished at the time of eviction.
(d) (1) On the day of eviction, the housing provider shall send by first-class mail to the address of an emergency contact, if provided, and conspicuously post in a manner reasonably calculated to provide notice to the evicted tenant, a notice containing the following information:
    (A) The name and phone number of at least one agent of the housing provider who the tenant may contact and who can grant access to the rental unit on the housing provider's behalf pursuant to this subsection;
    (B) The phone number of the Office of the Tenant Advocate;
    (C) The phone number of the Marshals;
    (D) The phone number of the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
    (E) The text of this subsection, which shall be included in the text of the notice or attached to the notice.
  (2) Any personal property of the evicted tenant present in the rental unit at the time of eviction shall remain in the rental unit for 7 days after the time of eviction, excluding Sundays and federal holidays, unless removed by the evicted tenant pursuant to this subsection.
  (3) The housing provider shall maintain and exercise reasonable care in the storage of the personal property of the evicted tenant during the period that the property remains in the rental unit pursuant to this subsection.
  (4) (A) For 7 days after the time of eviction, the housing provider shall grant the evicted tenant access to the rental unit to remove the tenant's personal property from the rental unit:
      (i) At times agreed to by the parties, excluding Sundays and federal holidays; provided, that the housing provider shall grant the evicted tenant access to the rental unit on a Saturday if the evicted tenant requests it;
      (ii) For no fewer than 16 total hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. over a period of not more than 2 days;
      (iii) Without requiring the tenant to pay rent or service fees for the 7-day storage period.
    (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, a housing provider may extend the access period at his or her sole and absolute discretion.
    (C) If the housing provider fails to grant access to the evicted tenant to remove the evicted tenant's personal property as provided in this paragraph, the evicted tenant shall have a right to injunctive relief, including requiring the housing provider to grant access to the evicted tenant at certain dates and times to retrieve the evicted tenant's personal property and extending the period during which the housing provider must store the evicted tenant's personal property.
  (5) (A) Any of the evicted tenant's personal property remaining in the rental unit upon expiration of the period that the property remains in the rental unit pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed abandoned property.
    (B) The housing provider shall remove, or dispose of, any abandoned property in the rental unit upon the expiration of the period that the property remains in the rental unit pursuant to this subsection without any further notice or any other obligation to the evicted tenant.
    (C) The housing provider shall dispose of any abandoned property in any manner not prohibited by subparagraph (D) of this paragraph or otherwise expressly prohibited by law.
    (D) The housing provider is prohibited from placing or causing the placement of abandoned property in an outdoor space other than a licensed disposal facility or lawful disposal receptacle; provided, that a housing provider may place abandoned property or cause abandoned property to be placed in an outdoor private or public space while in the process of transporting the property from the premises for disposal.
  (6) An evicted tenant is prohibited from disposing of or causing the disposal of personal property in an outdoor space other than a lawful disposal receptacle; provided, that an evicted tenant may place personal property or cause personal property to be placed in an outdoor private or public space while in the process of transporting the property from the premises.
(e) The housing provider and anyone acting on behalf of the housing provider shall be immune from civil liability for loss or damage to any property deemed abandoned pursuant to this subsection or claims related to its lawful disposal.
(f) This section shall not apply to evictions carried out by the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
(g) If the housing provider fails to comply with the notice requirements of subsections (b) or (d)(1) of this section, the evicted tenant shall have a right to injunctive relief, including a stay on the execution of the eviction until the notice requirements have been met.
(h) For the purposes of this section, the term "time of eviction" means the time at which the Marshals execute a writ of restitution.
D.C. Code § 42-3932 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 39 / § 42-3932
§ 42-3932. Establishment of Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3173.05 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31C / § 42-3173.05
§ 42-3173.05. Initial determination of deteriorated structure.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Mayor determines that a structure is a deteriorated structure, the Mayor shall prepare a notice of initial determination which shall include the following information:
  (1) The address of the deteriorated structure or, if the address is not available or does not adequately identify the location of the structure, a description of the location of the structure that is sufficient for its identification;
  (2) A statement that the Mayor has determined that the structure is a deteriorated structure and the basis for the Mayor’s determination;
  (3) A description of the analysis of the Department under § 42-3173.03 and a statement regarding the Mayor’s consideration of the analysis or, if no analysis was provided, a summary of the Mayor’s reason for issuing the notice of initial determination absent the analysis;
  (4) (A) A statement that the structure is not a historic landmark, a contributing building in a historic district, or a structure for which the Historic Preservation Review Board has made a preliminary determination that there is a substantial possibility that the structure is eligible for designation as a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district; or
    (B) A statement that the structure is a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district or the Historic Preservation Review Board has made a preliminary determination under § 42-3173.04 that there is a substantial possibility that the structure is eligible for designation as a historic landmark or a contributing building in a historic district, and a statement that:
      (i) The Mayor has determined, pursuant to the procedures and standards of subchapter I of Chapter 11 of Title 6 , that demolition of the structure is necessary in the public interest, as provided in § 6-1104(e) ; or
      (ii) The Mayor intends to enclose, but not demolish, the structure;
  (5) A statement that the Mayor intends to demolish or enclose the deteriorated structure if an interested party does not take sufficient action within 30 days after the mailing or publication of the notice, whichever is later;
  (6) If the Mayor intends to demolish the structure, a statement describing why the Mayor intends to demolish, rather than enclose, the structure;
  (7) A statement that the Mayor shall not demolish or enclose the structure if sufficient action is taken within 30 days after the mailing or publication of the notice, whichever is later;
  (8) A description of the action which, if taken, shall be considered sufficient action; and
  (9) A summary statement of the final determination procedure and judicial review provided by this chapter.
(b) After the notice is prepared under subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall:
  (1) Post the notice on the deteriorated structure;
  (2) Mail the notice to all interested parties by certified mail, return receipt requested;
  (3) Publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the District of Columbia;
  (4) Publish the notice in the District of Columbia Register.
  (5) Transmit the notice to the advisory neighborhood commission in which the structure is located; and
  (6) File the notice with the Recorder of Deeds.
D.C. Code § 42-3404.03a — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3404.03a
§ 42-3404.03a. Notice of transfer.
Status: in_force

(a) If an opportunity to purchase is not provided pursuant to § 42-3404.02 , the owner shall provide the Mayor written notice of a transfer of an interest ("Notice of Transfer") in a housing accommodation or of any ownership interest in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, entity formed under Chapter 12 of Title 29 , or similar statutory provision of another jurisdiction, or other entity which owns a housing accommodation.
(b) Tenants shall have 45 days after the date of receipt of the Notice of Transfer to file a petition for relief pursuant to §§ 42-3405.03 or 42-3405.03a .
(c) For a transfer that is not a sale pursuant to § 42-3404.02b(b) , but for which a Notice of Transfer is required, the owner shall also provide copies of the Notice of Transfer to each tenant by certified mail or a delivery service providing delivery tracking confirmation. Notice to tenants shall be sent to their address at the housing accommodation unless a tenant has provided the owner with a different address in writing.
(d) The Notice of Transfer shall be substantially in the form prescribed by the Mayor and shall provide at a minimum:
  (1) A statement of the rights of the tenant or the tenant organization under this chapter ;
  (2) An accurate description of the transfer, including whether the transfer will result in any changes in management, current rents, or any applicable affordability requirements for the housing accommodation;
  (3) The date of the proposed transfer; and
  (4) The reason, if any, why the owner asserts the transfer may not constitute a sale as defined in § 42-3404.02b .
(e) In addition to any other requirements for the form of the Notice of Transfer prescribed by this section, a Notice of Transfer for a housing accommodation to be transferred for the purposes of receiving tax benefits pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 42, or a comparable District program, shall include a description of the applicable federal or District subsidy, and a description of the steps in the transaction employed by the developer to avail itself of the subsidy.
(f) The owner's failure to provide the Notice of Transfer, or the provision of a notice that is fraudulent or contains material misrepresentations, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the transfer constitutes a sale for purposes of this subchapter and subchapter V of this chapter .
(g) A tenant or tenant organization shall be precluded from asserting any rights under this subchapter and subchapter V of this chapter for a transfer exempt under § 42-3404.02b(b) .
(h) Any change in the transfer agreement that would invalidate a claim of exemption shall be reported in writing to the Mayor, substantially in a form prescribed by the Mayor, and proper notice shall be provided to the tenant or tenant organization.
D.C. Code § 42-832.34 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 8A / § 42-832.34
§ 42-832.34. Mortgaging rents.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 42-3405.13 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 34 / § 42-3405.13
§ 42-3405.13. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or any section, clause, phrase, or word or the application thereof, in any circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of any other provision, section, sentence, clause, phrase, or word shall not be affected.
D.C. Code § 42-1903.12 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 19 / § 42-1903.12
§ 42-1903.12. Liability for common expenses; special assessments; proportionate liability fixed in bylaws; installment payment of assessments; when assessment past due; interest thereon.
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise, any common expenses associated with the maintenance, repair, renovation, restoration, or replacement of any limited common element shall be specially assessed against the condominium unit to which that limited common element was assigned at the time such expenses were made or incurred. If the limited common element involved was assigned at that time to more than 1 condominium unit, however, such expenses shall be specially assessed against each such condominium unit equally so that the total of such special assessments equals the total of such expenses, except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise.
(b) To the extent that the condominium instruments expressly so provide, any other common expenses benefiting less than all of the condominium units, or caused by the conduct of less than all those entitled to occupy the same or by their licensees or invitees, shall be specially assessed against the condominium unit or units involved, in accordance with such reasonable provisions as the condominium instruments may make for such cases.
(c) The amount of any common expense not specially assessed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, be assessed against the condominium units, including the condominium units owned by the declarant, in accordance with the provisions of the condominium instruments. The bylaws may establish the fraction or percentage of liability for such expenses appertaining to each condominium unit proportionate to either the size or par value of such condominium unit. Otherwise, the bylaws shall allocate to each such condominium unit an equal liability for such expenses, subject to the following exception: Each convertible space shall be allocated a liability for common expenses proportionate to the size of each such space, vis-à-vis the aggregate size of all units, while the remaining liability for common expenses shall be allocated equally to the other units. Such assessments shall be made by the unit owners’ association annually, or more often if the condominium instruments so provide. No change in the number of votes in the unit owners’ association appertaining to any condominium unit shall enlarge, diminish, or otherwise affect any liabilities arising from assessments made prior to such change.
(d) If the condominium instruments provide for any common expense assessments to be paid in installments, such instruments may further provide that upon default in the payment of any 1 or more of such installments, the balance thereof shall be accelerated, or that the said balance may be accelerated at the option of the unit owners’ association, its executive board, or the managing agent.
(e) Unless the condominium instruments provide otherwise, unpaid assessments for common expense and unpaid installments of such assessments shall become past due on the 15th day from the day such assessment or installment thereof first became due and payable, and any past due assessment or installment thereof shall bear interest at the lesser of 10 percent per annum or the maximum rate permitted to be charged in the District of Columbia to natural persons on first mortgage loans at the time such assessment or installment became past due.
(f) Unless the condominium instruments provide otherwise, the declarant may elect to pay all common expenses for a period not to exceed 1 year from the conveyance of the first condominium unit to a purchaser. If the declarant elects, common expenses shall not be assessed against any condominium unit or imposed upon or collected from any unit owner, and the declarant shall pay all the costs including the costs of any contributions to reserve accounts as set forth in the budget of the condominium described in § 42-1904.04 .
D.C. Code § 42-3173.02 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 31C / § 42-3173.02
§ 42-3173.02. Authority of the Mayor to demolish or enclose deteriorated structures.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may determine whether any structure in the District of Columbia is a deteriorated structure.
(b) The Mayor may demolish or enclose a deteriorated structure if:
  (1) The Mayor takes the actions required by §§ 42-3173.03 and 42-3173.04 ;
  (2) A notice of initial determination is prepared and posted under § 42-3173.05 ;
  (3) An interested party does not take sufficient action by the latest of:
    (A) Thirty days after the notice of initial determination is mailed;
    (B) Thirty days after the notice of initial determination is published; or
    (C) A date specified by the Mayor which is not earlier than the date specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph;
  (4) A notice of final determination is prepared and posted under § 42-3173.07 ; and
  (5) (A) A petition for review challenging the final determination has not been filed under § 42-3173.09 within the time period specified by § 42-3173.09 ; or
    (B) A petition for review challenging the final determination has been filed under § 42-3173.09 within the time period specified by § 42-3173.09 , and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, or other court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order authorizing the Mayor to act, enters final judgment against the petitioner, or dismisses the petition.
D.C. Code § 42-2812.01 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 28 / § 42-2812.01
§ 42-2812.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Allocated Fund” means the portion of the Fund established pursuant to § 42-2802 that equals the amount that is deposited in the Fund from the real property transfer tax imposed by § 47-903 and the deed recordation tax imposed by § 42-1103 .
(2) “Authorized Delegate” means the City Administrator, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any officer or employee of the executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated any of the Mayor’s functions under this chapter pursuant to § 1-204.22(6) .
(3) “Bond Counsel” means a firm or firms of attorneys designated as bond counsel from time to time by the Mayor.
(4) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations), in one or more series, authorized to be issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(5) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
(6) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer established pursuant to § 1-204.24a(a) .
(7) “City Administrator” means the City Administrator established pursuant to § 1-204.22(7) .
(8) “Closing Documents” means all documents and agreements other than Financing Documents that may be necessary and appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds contemplated thereby, and includes agreements, certificates, letters, opinions, forms, receipts, and other similar instruments.
(9) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(10) “Financing Documents” means the documents other than Closing Documents that relate to the financing or refinancing of transactions to be effected through the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds, including any offering document, and any required supplements to any such documents.
(11) “Home Rule Act” means Chapter 2 of Title 1 .
(12) “New Communities Initiative” shall have the same meaning as in section 42-2802(b)(11)(B).
D.C. Code § 42-1404 — DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 14 / § 42-1404
§ 42-1404. Sale of limited estate and future interest generally; court decree; binding effect thereof.
Status: in_force

Wherever 1 or more persons shall be entitled to an estate for life or years, or a base or qualified fee simple, or any other limited or conditional estate in lands, and any other person or persons shall be entitled to a remainder or remainders, vested or contingent, or an interest by way of executory devise in the same lands, on application of any of the parties in interest the court may, if all the parties in being are made parties to the proceeding, decree a sale or lease of the property, if it shall appear to be to the interest of all concerned, and shall direct the investment of the proceeds so as to inure in like manner as provided by the original grant to the use of the same parties who would be entitled to the land sold or leased; and all such decrees, if all the persons are parties who would be entitled if the contingency had happened at the date of the decree, shall bind all persons, whether in being or not, who claim or may claim any interest in said land under any of the parties to said decree, or under any person from whom any of the parties to such decree claim, or from or under or by the original deed or will by which such particular, limited, or conditional estate, with remainders or executory devises, were created.