Source: https://development.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/42-2851.06.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 18:35:46+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - § 42–2851.06. Section 8 assistance considered income for non-discrimination and minimum income purposes; requirement to accept section 8 vouchers.
↪ Chapter 28A. Low-Income Housing Preservation and Protection.
↪ § 42–2851.06. Section 8 assistance considered income for non-discrimination and minimum income purposes; requirement to accept section 8 vouchers.
§ 42–2851.05. Relocation services by Mayor.
§ 42–2851.07. Penalties for noncompliance.
§ 42–2851.06. Section 8 assistance considered income for non-discrimination and minimum income purposes; requirement to accept section 8 vouchers.
(a) The monetary assistance provided to an owner of a housing accommodation under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, either directly or through a tenant, shall be considered the income of the tenant for the purposes of any minimum income qualification for a dwelling unit in the housing accommodation.
(b) The monetary assistance provided to an owner of a housing accommodation under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, either directly or through a tenant, shall be considered income and a source of income under § 2-1402.21.
(c) The owner of a housing accommodation shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit to a person because the person will provide his or her rental payment, in whole or in part, through a section 8 voucher.
D.C. Law 15-354, in subsec. (b), validated previously made technical changes.
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Act Sept. 1, 1937, c. 896, Title I, § 8, which is classified to 42 U.S.C. § 1437f.

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