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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 20B - Common Interest Community Repairs › § 42–2073. Common Interest Community Repairs Program; eligibility

§ 42–2073. Common Interest Community Repairs Program; eligibility.
To be eligible for the Program, a common interest community shall meet the following requirements:
(1) A common interest community shall have at least 5 units;
(2) At least 2/3rds of a common interest community's owner-occupied or shareholder-occupied units shall be occupied by households with a household income, as defined by § 47-1806.09(4), of no greater than 60% of the MFI;
(3) The board shall be registered with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection; and
(4) A common interest community may not have received services under the Program in the past year.
(Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 2234, 65 DCR 9388; Apr. 5, 2021, D.C. Law 23-269, § 501(w), 68 DCR 001490.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2234 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2234 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 20B - Common Interest Community Repairs › § 42–2074. Rules

§ 42–2074. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter within 180 days after October 30, 2018.
(Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 2235, 65 DCR 9388.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2235 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2235 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21 - Homestead Housing Preservation › § 42–2101. Findings

§ 42–2101. Findings.
The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) finds that:
(1) There exists an immediate crisis regarding the critical shortage of decent and affordable low- and moderate-income housing resulting in significant measure from the lack of maintenance and the deterioration of rental housing, the lack of adequate financial investment in rental housing by owners and private investors, the abandonment of low- and moderate-income rental housing by owners resulting from outstanding government liens, the lack of incentives for tenants to improve the rental property, and the ineffectiveness of traditional means of abating housing code violations on rental property.
(2) Based on 1980 census data, there are approximately 9,800 units that are currently vacant and approximately 60,000 units in need of rehabilitation.
(3) There are numerous properties that, because of their deteriorating condition, adversely affect the health, comfort, safety, and welfare of those persons who reside in and around them.
(Aug. 9, 1986, D.C. Law 6-135, § 2, 33 DCR 3771.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2701.
Editor's Notes
Approval of community development objectives and projected use of funds: Pursuant to Resolution 6-768, the “Community Development Block Grant Program Resolution of 1986,” effective July 8, 1986, the Council approved the revised program description and authorized the allocation of funds.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21 - Homestead Housing Preservation › § 42–2102. Purpose

§ 42–2102. Purpose.
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.
(Aug. 9, 1986, D.C. Law 6-135, § 3, 33 DCR 3771; June 11, 1999, D.C. Law 13-11, § 2(a), 46 DCR 5487; Apr. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-114, § 801(a), 49 DCR 1468.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2702.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-11 added pars. (4) and (5).
D.C. Law 14-114, in par. (1), substituted “To provide decent and affordable rental opportunities for low-income persons and” for “To provide”; made nonsubstantive changes in pars. (4) and (5); and added par. (6).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(a) of the Homestead Housing Preservation Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-556, January 12, 1999, 45 DCR 625).
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of the Homestead Housing Preservation Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-62, May 10, 1999, 46 DCR 4454).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of Homestead Housing Preservation Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-245, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4158).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21 - Homestead Housing Preservation › § 42–2105.01. Privatization of title services

§ 42–2105.01. Privatization of title services.
The Mayor may contract with, and pay all reasonable costs of, any person to research and quiet title to properties to be included in the Program. If services are provided by a person under this section and the property is subsequently redeemed by the owner or another party having an interest in the property, as allowed under § 47-847, the costs of the services shall be paid by the District and shall be included in the costs due to the District by the redeeming party under § 47-847.
(Aug. 9, 1986, D.C. Law 6-135, § 6a; as added Apr. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-114, § 801(e), 49 DCR 1468.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 42-2802.
Editor's Notes
Section 1101 of D.C. Law 14-114 provided: “The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), shall promulgate rules to implement this act.”
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21 - Homestead Housing Preservation › § 42–2109. Proposals to develop a Technical Training Program

§ 42–2109. Proposals to develop a Technical Training Program.
(a) The Mayor shall issue a RFP inviting organizations to submit proposals for the development and implementation of a Technical Training Program consistent with this chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The Technical Training Program shall contain, at minimum, the following training elements:
(1) Teaching individuals the legal rights and responsibilities of homeownership;
(2) Training individuals in financial management to assist them in meeting the financial responsibilities of homeownership;
(3) Providing individuals with technical skills that will permit them to identify and correct conditions that are unsafe or that may otherwise lead to deterioration of the property; and
(4) Providing individuals with such other skills and information as may be required by rule.
(Aug. 9, 1986, D.C. Law 6-135, § 10, 33 DCR 3771; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-192, § 5(g), 33 DCR 7836; Apr. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-114, § 801(i), 49 DCR 1468.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2709.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 42-2104 and § 42-2108.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-114, in subsec. (a), substituted “Mayor” for “Administrator”; and, in subsec. (b)(1), deleted “of cooperative and other forms” before “of homeownership”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21 - Homestead Housing Preservation › § 42–2110. Appropriation; reports

§ 42–2110. Appropriation; reports.
(a) There may be appropriated out of revenues available to the District sufficient funds to administer the Program. Beginning with the budget submission for Fiscal Year 1988, the Mayor shall include in the budget submission to the Council a statement of goals and objectives regarding the number of properties contemplated for inclusion in the Program in the upcoming fiscal year and a projection of the funds that would be necessary to permit transfer and repair of the property under the Program.
(b) Thirty days after the end of the 1st full calendar quarter after August 9, 1986, and 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter thereafter, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a report on the progress in implementing the Program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The ward location, size, and assessed value of each property transferred under the Program;
(2) A list of all properties remaining in the Program at the close of the quarter;
(3) The individuals or organizations that were transferees under the Program and the sales price and other terms of transfers made under the Program during the preceding quarter; and
(4) A description of assistance provided to transferees under the Program.
(Aug. 9, 1986, D.C. Law 6-135, § 11, 33 DCR 3771; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-192, § 5(h), 33 DCR 7836; Apr. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-114, § 801(j), 49 DCR 1468.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2710.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-114 substituted “Mayor” for “Administrator” throughout section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21 - Homestead Housing Preservation › § 42–2111. Notice

§ 42–2111. Notice.
Pursuant to rules issued in accordance with § 42-2104, the Mayor shall give:
(1) Reasonable advance notice to the record owners and affected parties of properties brought to tax sale in accordance with § 47-1205(b) and (c); and
(2) Reasonable advance notice of properties scheduled to be sold and the date of sale by advertising the list of properties in a newspaper of general circulation published in the District of Columbia at least once every 2 weeks.
(Aug. 9, 1986, D.C. Law 6-135, § 12, 33 DCR 3771.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2711.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter I - Truth in Affordability Reporting › § 42–2131. Definitions

§ 42–2131. Definitions.
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.
(Aug. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-215, § 2, 55 DCR 7494.)
Editor's Notes
Because of the codification of D.C. Law 19-168, §§ 2092 and 2093 as subchapter II of this chapter, the preexisting text, including §§ 42-2131 through 42-2136, has been designated as subchapter I.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter I - Truth in Affordability Reporting › § 42–2132. Development of an Affordable Housing Inventory and an Affordable Housing Locator

§ 42–2132. Development of an Affordable Housing Inventory and an Affordable Housing Locator.
(a) To assist residents of the District in locating affordable housing units within the District, the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee, shall develop and maintain the Affordable Housing Inventory.
(b)(1) The Mayor shall create the Affordable Housing Locator using the Affordable Housing Inventory.
(2) The Mayor shall make the Affordable Housing Locator available and accessible to the general public by all appropriate means, including the internet.
(c)(1) The Mayor shall provide copies of the Affordable Housing Locator to each of the following offices and entities:
(A) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development;
(B) The Office of Planning;
(C) The District of Columbia Housing Authority;
(D) The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency;
(E) The Department of Housing and Community Development; and
(F) The District of Columbia Public Library.
(2) The Mayor shall provide updated copies to the offices and entities listed in this subsection on a quarterly basis.
(Aug. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-215, § 3, 55 DCR 7494.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 42-2135.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter I - Truth in Affordability Reporting › § 42–2133. Agency submission of affordable housing data to the Mayor

§ 42–2133. Agency submission of affordable housing data to the Mayor.
(a) The Mayor shall require the following agencies to provide the information required by § 42-2135 to the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee:
(1) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development;
(2) The Office of Planning;
(3) The Department of Human Services;
(4) The Department of Mental Health;
(5) The Office of Aging;
(6) The Office of Victims Services;
(7) The Department of Housing and Community Development;
(8) The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency;
(9) The District of Columbia Housing Authority; and
(10) Any other District agency involved in the development, planning, provision of financing, subsidy, funding, or any form of financial assistance, facilitation, administration, compliance, monitoring, or oversight of housing requirements and programs that create or subsidize the operation of affordable housing units in the District of Columbia.
(b) With respect to affordable housing developments for which applications for financing, subsidy, funding, or any other form of financial assistance from the District of Columbia were processed and that are under construction on August 15, 2008, an agency subject to this subchapter shall submit the report required by this section within 3 months of August 15, 2008.
(c)(1) With respect to affordable housing developments for which applications for financing, subsidy, funding, or any other form of financial assistance from the District of Columbia were processed and that are either completed and occupied or ready for occupancy on August 15, 2008, an agency subject to this subchapter shall submit the report required by this section within 6 months of August 15, 2008.
(2) The agency shall review the information for accuracy and update it as appropriate not less than once every 12 months.
(d) An agency subject to this subchapter shall submit the information required by this section to the Mayor on a quarterly basis after the initial submission required by this section.
(Aug. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-215, § 4, 55 DCR 7494.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter I - Truth in Affordability Reporting › § 42–2134. Submission of affordable housing data by affordable housing developments

§ 42–2134. Submission of affordable housing data by affordable housing developments.
The Mayor shall include in the Affordable Housing Inventory an affordable housing development that does not receive financing, subsidy, funding, or some form of financial assistance from the District of Columbia or federal government to provide a unit of affordable housing, if the affordable housing development requests inclusion in the Affordable Housing Inventory and submits the information required by § 42-2135 to the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee, on a quarterly basis.
(Aug. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-215, § 5, 55 DCR 7494.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter II - Comprehensive Tracking Plan for Affordable Housing Inventory › § 42–2141. Definitions

§ 42–2141. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Affordable housing unit” means a unit of housing that is offered for rent or for sale for residential occupancy and as a result of a federal or District subsidy is made available and affordable to households whose income levels are less than or equal to 120% of the area median income.
(2) “Area median income” means:
(A) For a household of 4 persons, the area median income for a household of 4 persons in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(B) For a household of 3 persons, 90% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons;
(C) For a household of 2 persons, 80% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons;
(D) For a household of one person, 70% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons; and
(E) For a household of more than 4 persons, the area median income for a household of 4 persons, increased by 10% for each household member exceeding 4 persons (for example, the area median income for a family of 5 shall be 110% of the area median income for a family of 4; the area median income for a household of 6 shall be 120% of the area median income for a family of 4).
(3) “Extremely low-income” means a household income equal to 30% or less of the area median income.
(4) “Homeless” means a person:
(A) Who is lacking a fixed, regular residence that provides safe housing and the financial means to acquire such a residence immediately; or
(B) Whose primary night-time residence is:
(i) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or transitional housing facility designed to provide temporary living accommodations; or
(ii) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
(5) “Low-income” means a household income equal to, or less than, 80% of the area median income and greater than 50% of the area median income.
(6) “Very low-income” means a household income equal to, or less than, 50% of the area median income and greater than 30% of the area median income.
(Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 2092, 59 DCR 8025.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter II - Comprehensive Tracking Plan for Affordable Housing Inventory › § 42–2142. Inventory tracking requirements

§ 42–2142. Inventory tracking requirements.
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.
(Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 2093, 59 DCR 8025.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter III - Truth in Affordability Reporting › § 42–2151.01. Definitions

§ 42–2151.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Actual income” means the cash equivalent of any affordable housing level expressed as a percentage of area median income.
(2) “Affordable housing development” means any structure or building in the District that is publically subsidized utilizing federal or local funds for the purpose of providing affordable housing.
(3) “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.
(4) “District of Columbia median family income” means the median family income solely for the District of Columbia, as calculated by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-199, § 2, 61 DCR 12561.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter III - Truth in Affordability Reporting › § 42–2151.02. Calculation and reporting of affordability

§ 42–2151.02. Calculation and reporting of affordability.
(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.
(Mar. 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-199, § 3, 61 DCR 12561.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter IV - Office-to-Affordable-Housing Task Force › § 42–2161.01. Establishment

§ 42–2161.01. Establishment.
There is established an Office-to-Affordable-Housing Task Force ("Task Force") to determine whether transitioning existing vacant commercial office space to affordable residential housing units would help address the District of Columbia's affordable housing crisis.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-103, § 2, 65 DCR 3777.)
Applicability
Section 7031 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-103 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-103: § 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 provided that the creation of this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 22-103 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter IV - Office-to-Affordable-Housing Task Force › § 42–2161.02. Membership

§ 42–2161.02. Membership.
(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.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-103, § 3, 65 DCR 3777.)
Applicability
Section 7031 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-103 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-103: § 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 provided that the creation of this section by § 3 of D.C. Law 22-103 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter IV - Office-to-Affordable-Housing Task Force › § 42–2161.03. Report

§ 42–2161.03. Report.
Within 120 days after the appointment of the appointed members, the Task Force shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council that addresses the following:
(1) Whether transitioning vacant commercial office space to affordable housing units, including units with multiple bedrooms, would help address the District of Columbia's affordable housing crisis;
(2) Any legislative, regulatory, zoning, or policy changes that the Task Force recommends making to promote the transition of vacant commercial office buildings to affordable housing units, including units with multiple bedrooms; and
(3) Any costs to the District and property owners associated with the recommended changes and recommendations on how to fund such costs.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-103, § 4, 65 DCR 3777.)
Applicability
Section 7031 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-103 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-103: § 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 provided that the creation of this section by § 4 of D.C. Law 22-103 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter IV - Office-to-Affordable-Housing Task Force › § 42–2161.04. Sunset

§ 42–2161.04. Sunset.
This subchapter shall expire as of the date the Task Force submits the report required by § 42-2161.03 to the Mayor and the Council.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-103, § 5, 65 DCR 3777.)
Applicability
Section 7031 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-103 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-103: § 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 provided that the creation of this section by § 5 of D.C. Law 22-103 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 21A - Housing Affordability › Subchapter IV - Office-to-Affordable-Housing Task Force › § 42–2161.05. Applicability. [Repealed]

§ 42–2161.05. Applicability. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-103, § 6, 65 DCR 3777; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 7032, 65 DCR 9388.)
Applicability
Section 7031 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 6 of D.C. Law 22-103 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-103 has been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2201. Definitions

§ 42–2201. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(2) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(3) “Fund” means the Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund established by § 42-2202.
(4) “Lower income” means a household within the Section 8 lower income guidelines established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1437f.
(5) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(6) “Principal place of residence” means a dwelling unit in which a person lives in a particular locality with the intent to make it a fixed and permanent home of the senior citizen.
(7) “Senior citizen homeowner” means the owner resident of residential real property who is 60 years of age or older.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 2, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3001.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2202. Establishment of Fund

§ 42–2202. Establishment of Fund.
(a) There is established in the District a revolving Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund to be administered by the Mayor for the purpose of providing loans up to $5,000 to lower income senior citizen homeowners to enable them to make repairs and improvements to ensure health and safety in their principal places of residence.
(b) There may be appropriated out of the revenue of the District an amount necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 3, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3002.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 42-2201.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2203. Sources of monies for loans

§ 42–2203. Sources of monies for loans.
The fund shall consist of, but not be limited to, monies from the following sources:
(1) Appropriations pursuant to this chapter;
(2) Grants and gifts from public or private sources to the fund or to the District for the purposes of the fund;
(3) Repayments on principal and any interest on loans provided from the fund;
(4) Proceeds realized from the liquidation of any security interests held by the District under the terms of any assistance provided from the fund;
(5) Interest earned from the deposit or investment of monies of the fund;
(6) Monies appropriated for the fund by the United States government; and
(7) All other revenues, receipts, and fees derived from the operation of the fund.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 4, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3003.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2204. Eligibility for loans

§ 42–2204. Eligibility for loans.
(a) An applicant is eligible for a loan if he or she is a senior citizen homeowner, is a resident of the District, and has resided in his or her principal place of residence for at least 3 years preceding the date of the application for assistance under this chapter. Lower income applicants shall be given priority consideration by the Mayor with respect to the issuance of loans.
(b) To determine the eligibility of an applicant, the Mayor shall develop an application form.
(c) In order to apply for a loan under this chapter, an applicant shall complete the application form and return it to the Mayor at the time and in the manner in which the Mayor shall prescribe.
(d) The Mayor shall verify the contents of the application form and determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for age, residency, and principal place of residence.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 5, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3004.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2205. Repayment of loans

§ 42–2205. Repayment of loans.
(a) For each loan issued under this chapter, the Mayor shall arrange a repayment schedule for which the repayment shall not create an economic hardship on the senior citizen homeowner receiving the loan. Loan repayment may be deferred to avoid economic hardship.
(b) The loans granted under this chapter shall be recorded as a lien against the principal place of residence of the applicant.
(c) If the loan is not fully repaid prior to the death of the senior citizen homeowner who accepted a loan under this chapter, the District may collect the unsatisfied amount from the decedent’s estate.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 6, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3005.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2206. Issuance of rules

§ 42–2206. Issuance of rules.
Within 120 days of March 24, 1988, the Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 7, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3006.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22 - Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund › § 42–2207. Mayor’s report to Council

§ 42–2207. Mayor’s report to Council.
The Mayor shall submit to the Council, not later than 6 months after the end of each fiscal year, a report on the financial condition of the fund and the results of the operation of the fund for the fiscal year.
(Mar. 24, 1988, D.C. Law 7-96, § 8, 35 DCR 891.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3007.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22A - Reentry Housing and Services Program › § 42–2231. Definitions

§ 42–2231. Definitions.
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.
(Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 2092, 68 DCR 010163.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 22A - Reentry Housing and Services Program › § 42–2232. Reentry Housing and Services Program

§ 42–2232. Reentry Housing and Services Program.
(a)(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development ("DHCD") shall establish a Reentry Housing and Services Program ("Program"), subject to available funding, to provide project-based assistance to a Community Housing Development for qualifying housing projects.
(2) The Program shall allocate project-based funds to produce and maintain new affordable housing units and subsidize the cost of monthly rent and on-site services for the target population at a qualifying housing project.
(3) In Fiscal Year 2022 only, DHCD may use up to $174,000 of funds allocated for this project for administrative costs associated with implementing the Program.
(b) To be eligible, a qualifying housing project shall provide:
(1) No fewer than 60 units of housing, which may include single room occupancy units;
(2) On-site services for the target population; and
(3) A preference for returning citizens as tenants.
(c) The agency shall issue a request for proposals no later than January 31, 2022, and issue awards no later than July 1, 2022.
(d)(1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter, including rules addressing:
(A) The distribution of funds under this program; and
(B) The allocation of project-based funds pursuant to this section, including by combining funds under this program with other sources of funds for housing production and development.
(2) The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, by resolution, within the 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 2093, 68 DCR 010163.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 23 - Credit Line Deeds of Trust › § 42–2301. Definitions

§ 42–2301. Definitions.
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).
(Jan. 28, 1988, D.C. Law 7-67, § 2, 34 DCR 7441; Mar. 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-72, § 2(a), 39 DCR 20.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2901.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 23 - Credit Line Deeds of Trust › § 42–2302. Notice requirements

§ 42–2302. Notice requirements.
(a) A credit line deed of trust shall include:
(1) On the front page, either in capital letters or underscored, the words “THIS IS A HOME EQUITY CREDIT LINE DEED OF TRUST. DEFAULT ON PAYMENTS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR HOME.”;
(2) Language to convey notice to all parties that the noteholder, the grantors, and other borrowers identified have an agreement whereby the noteholder may make or contemplates making advances from time to time against the security described in the credit line deed of trust;
(3) The maximum aggregate amount of principal to be secured at any 1 time; and
(4) An explicit statement of the rights and obligations of the borrower and the consequences of default.
(b) Failure to provide the notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed an unlawful trade practice punishable under Chapter 39 of Title 28.
(c) This section shall apply only to a credit line deed of trust for single family residential property.
(Jan. 28, 1988, D.C. Law 7-67, § 3, 34 DCR 7441; Mar. 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-72, § 2(b), 39 DCR 20.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2902.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 23 - Credit Line Deeds of Trust › § 42–2303. Priority of credit line deed of trust

§ 42–2303. Priority of credit line deed of trust.
(a) From the date of the recording of a credit line deed of trust, the credit line deed of trust shall have priority:
(1) Over all other deeds, conveyances, or other instruments, or contracts in writing, that are unrecorded as of that date and of which the noteholder has no knowledge or notice; and
(2) Over judgment liens subsequently recorded, except that a judgment creditor who gives notice of the judgment to the noteholder of record at the address listed in the credit line deed of trust shall have priority over the credit line deed of trust in the case of advances that are made after the date of the noteholder’s receipt of the notice and that were not irrevocably committed prior to this date.
(b) Mechanic’s liens established pursuant to § 40-301.01, shall have priority over all advances made under a credit line deed of trust subsequent to the filing of a notice of mechanic’s lien, but shall not have priority over advances made prior to the filing of a notice of mechanic’s lien.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section, the priority of a credit line deed of trust shall extend to all advances made following the recordation of the credit line deed of trust. Amounts outstanding, together with interest, shall continue to have priority until paid or otherwise settled.
(d) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the priority of purchase money security interests in goods and fixtures.
(Jan. 28, 1988, D.C. Law 7-67, § 4, 34 DCR 7441.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2903.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 24 - Disbursement of Settlement Proceeds › § 42–2401. Definitions

§ 42–2401. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Disbursement of loan funds” means the delivery of loan funds by a lender to a settlement agent in the form of:
(A) Cash;
(B) Wired funds;
(C) Certified checks;
(D) Checks issued by the District of Columbia;
(E) Cashier’s check or teller’s check; or
(F) Checks drawn on a financial institution the accounts of which are insured by an agency of the federal, a state, or the District of Columbia government, and are located within the Fifth Federal Reserve District.
(2) “Disbursement of settlement proceeds” means the payment of all proceeds of a transaction by a settlement agent to the persons entitled to receive the proceeds.
(3) “Lender” means any person regularly engaged in making loans secured by mortgages or by deeds of trust on real estate.
(4) “Loan closing” means that time agreed upon by a borrower and a lender when the execution of the loan documents by the borrower occurs.
(5) “Loan documents” means a note evidencing a debt due a lender, a deed of trust or a mortgage securing a debt due a lender, and any other documents required by a lender to be executed by a borrower as part of a transaction.
(6) “Loan funds” means the gross or net proceeds of the loan to be disbursed by a lender at loan closing.
(7) “Parties” means a seller, a purchaser, a borrower, a lender, and a settlement agent.
(8) “Settlement” means the time when the settlement agent has received a duly executed deed, loan funds, loan documents, and other documents and certified funds required to carry out the terms of a contract between the parties, and the settlement agent can reasonably determine that prerecordation conditions of the contract have been satisfied.
(9) “Settlement agent” means a person responsible for conducting a settlement and disbursement of the settlement proceeds.
(Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-187, § 2, 33 DCR 7681; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 1241, 46 DCR 3142.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2801.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 31-5041.06.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 42 - Real Property › Chapter 24 - Disbursement of Settlement Proceeds › § 42–2402. Applicability

§ 42–2402. Applicability.
This chapter applies only to transactions involving purchase money loans made by lenders that are secured by first or second deeds of trust or mortgages, excluding second deeds of trust or mortgages for refinancing purposes only, on real estate containing not more than 4 residential dwelling units.
(Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-187, § 3, 33 DCR 7681.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2802.