District of Columbia Administrative Code

1908 TENANT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS 1908.1 At the initial determination of applicant eligibility and issuance of a Certificate, the Tenant Assistance Payment shall be estimated as the applicable Payment Standard less thirty percent (30%) of the applicant’s annual adjusted income. Whe…

1909 TENANT RENT 1909.1 Tenant Rent shall equal the Contract Rent less the Tenant Assistance Payment, when all utilities (except telephone) and other essential services are supplied by the housing provider. 1909.2 When some or all utilities (except telephone) and other essential …

1910 PAYMENT OF TENANT RENT AND TENANT ASSISTANCE 1910.1 Tenant rent shall be payable by the tenant to the housing provider under the terms of the dwelling lease executed by both the tenant and housing provider, except as required in § 1910.2. 1910.2 When a tenant’s income is der…

1914 LEASE APPROVAL 1914.1 When the family has found a unit it wants and the housing provider agrees to lease, the family shall submit to DCHA a Request for Lease Approval form signed by the family and the housing provider. 1914.2 The Request for Lease Approval shall require that…

1915 DISAPPROVAL OF LEASE 1915.1 If DCHA determines that the lease cannot be approved for any reason, including the condition of the unit, DCHA shall notify the provider and the family of the following: (a) That the proposed lease or the proposed dwelling unit is disapproved, for…

1916 TENANT ASSISTANCE CONTRACT 1916.1 DCHA and the housing provider shall execute a Tenant Assistance Contract (hereinafter referred to as “Contract”) as referenced in § 1914.4 that shall be effective the day assistance begins. 1916.2 Contracts may be executed on behalf of a spe…

1920 ANNUAL TENANT RE-EXAMINATIONS 1920.1 To ensure that participation in the program is restricted to families or individuals continuing to meet the eligibility requirements, and that such families or individuals are paying appropriate total tenant payments, the eligibility stat…

1921 INTERIM TENANT RE-EXAMINATIONS 1921.1 A participant shall report to DCHA in writing any of the following changes in family circumstances within fifteen (15) calendar days of the change: (a) Increases in household income of more than fifty dollars ($50) per month; (b) Changes…

1922 ANNUAL AND SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT INSPECTIONS 1922.1 In addition to the unit inspections required prior to initial Contract execution, DCHA shall inspect each unit under Contract at least annually and at other times as necessary to assure that the housing provider is meeting t…

1926 VOLUNTARY TENANT MOVES 1926.1 DCHA shall not restrict voluntary tenant moves from one (1) unit to another. 1926.2 A tenant shall move in accordance with the terms of the tenant’s lease in order to continue assistance. Before assistance may begin in the new unit, the previous…

1927 TENANT MOVES REQUIRED BY DCHA 1927.1 If at a regular annual re-examination or because of information reported at an interim re-examination DCHA determines that a tenant is overcrowded and violates program occupancy standards, DCHA shall do the following: (a) Notify the tenan…

1928 EVICTIONS AND LEASE TERMINATIONS BY HOUSING PROVIDERS 1928.1 Housing providers shall terminate leases with tenants in accordance with lease terms and District law. 1928.2 A tenant evicted through judicial means for non-payment, or violation of the lease or District Tenant-La…

1929 ASSISTANCE IN A NEW UNIT 1929.1 The new Certificates of Eligibility that are issued to tenants who wish to move or are required to move shall expire in accordance with §§ 1820 or 1927. 1929.2 The unit to which the tenant proposes to move shall be approved as provided in § 19…

1930 TERMINATION OF TENANT ASSISTANCE CONTRACT 1930.1 The housing provider may terminate a Tenant Assistance Contract for the following reasons only: (a) DCHA material non-compliance with the terms of the Contract; (b) Judicial eviction of the tenant during the term of the Contra…

1931 SUSPENSION OF TENANT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS 1931.1 During the term of a Tenant Assistance Contract, DCHA may suspend assistance payments to a housing provider on behalf of a tenant for the following reasons: (a) Violation of program housing quality standards other than occupanc…

1932 TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE TO A TENANT 1932.1 DCHA may terminate assistance to a tenant for any of the following reasons: (a) At an annual or interim re-examination the tenant fails to meet program eligibility requirements described in § 1810 of this subtitle; (b) The calcula…

1933 TENANT ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR VACATED UNITS 1933.1 The housing provider shall be eligible for assistance payments for a tenant through the end of the calendar month in which the tenant vacates the unit without required notice. The tenant shall notify DCHA when the tenant pl…

1936 TENANT FRAUD AND REPAYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ASSISTANCE 1936.1 DCHA shall terminate the assistance of any tenant it discovers to have done the following: (a) Fraudulently misrepresented or fraudulently documented eligibility for assistance; (b) Fraudulently documented family c…

1937 HOUSING PROVIDER REPAYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ASSISTANCE 1937.1 Housing providers shall accurately report the following: (a) The date of move-in; (b) The date of move-out; (c) The contract rent; and (d) The utilities paid by the tenant in order to calculate tenant assistance pa…

1938 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1938.1 A housing provider may collect a security deposit from the tenant not to exceed one (1) month’s rent. 1938.2 The security deposit may be collected from the tenant by the housing provider as follows: (a) In full, prior to the lease effective date; or …

1999 DEFINITIONS 1999.1 The provisions of § 1799 of chapter 17 of this subtitle and the definitions set forth in that section shall be incorporated by reference in this section. AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is section 302(e) of the Ren…

200 GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS 200.1 The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to residential housing businesses (“housing businesses”) licensed under D.C. Official Code § 47-2828 (2005 Repl). 200.2 For purposes of this chapter, a housing business is any dwelling uni…

201 LICENSE CATEGORIES 201.1 The Department shall have the following categories for licenses subject to this chapter: (a) One-family rental, which shall include the rental of single-family homes, townhouses, duplexes, individual condominium units, or individual rooms (including i…

202 INSPECTION OF PREMISES 202.1 As a condition of licensure, a licensee shall allow the Department, and any other District government agency responsible for enforcement of the housing and building regulations, to inspect its housing business premises. 202.2 A licensee shall: (a)…

203 REGISTERED AGENT FOR NON-RESIDENT LICENSEES 203.1 An applicant or licensee that is the non-resident owner of at least one (1) rental unit in the District of Columbia shall appoint and continuously maintain a registered agent for service of process. 203.2 The non-resident owne…

204 LICENSING OF PROPERTY MANAGERS 204.1 For purposes of this chapter, the term “property manager” means an agent for the owner of real estate in all matters pertaining to property management, as defined in D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.141 (2005 Repl.), which are under his or her…

205 RENEWAL OF HOUSING BASIC BUSINESS LICENSES 205.1 The Director may, upon application by a licensee, issue a renewal of a housing basic business license subject to subsequent determination that all provisions of the applicable laws and regulations are being observed by the lice…

206 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES 206.1 Refusal to permit any authorized District of Columbia official to inspect the premises occupied or to be occupied by a housing business shall be cause for withholding the issuance of a license for the premises until such ti…

207 LICENSE AND USER FEES 207.1 The following fees shall apply to a housing business in addition to the fees required for obtaining the business license: (a) Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 42-3504.01 (2010 Repl.), an annual Rental Accommodations Division fee of twenty-one dolla…

299 DEFINITIONS 299.1 The provisions of section 199 of chapter 1 of this title and the definitions set forth in that section shall be applicable to this chapter. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 7487, 7492 (June 22, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Director of the Department…

2000 HOUSING UNITS ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDY ALLOCATIONS 2000.1 DCHA may provide Tenant Assistance Program funding to a designated housing unit or units in the following types of housing projects: (a) Single room occupancy congregate living and group living facilities (so long as the …

2001 APPLICATION FOR SUBSIDY ALLOCATIONS TO HOUSING UNITS 2001.1 DCHA shall make known to the public, including housing providers and housing developers, the availability of Tenant Assistance Program funding to eligible housing unit types. 2001.2 DCHA shall receive applications f…

2002 PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO OCCUPIED AND VACANT UNITS 2002.1 Current housing unit occupants shall be eligible for assistance if the following occurs: (a) They meet all eligibility requirements set forth in chapter 18 of this subtitle; (b) Their current housing unit (or anothe…

2003 AGREEMENTS WITH HOUSING PROVIDERS 2003.1 DCHA and the housing provider shall execute a Tenant Assistance Contract consistent with the provisions of chapter 19, section 1916. 2003.2 DCHA may enter into preliminary agreements with housing providers, prior to the execution of a…

2004 RENTS FOR HOUSING UNITS RECEIVING SUBSIDY ALLOCATIONS 2004.1 The Payment Standard applied to housing units receiving allocations shall be as follows: (a) One hundred percent (100%) of the applicable Payment Standard Schedule for units where no rehabilitation work is anticipa…

2099 DEFINITIONS 2099.1 The provisions of section 1799 of this subtitle and the definitions set forth in that section shall be incorporated by reference in this section. AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is section 302(e) of the Rental Hous…

2100 HOUSING UNITS ELIGIBLE FOR LEASE IN-PLACE 2100.1 DCHA may contract with housing providers to assist families who are otherwise eligible for program assistance under a lease in-place program; provided, that the units are in substantial compliance with the housing code. 2100.2…

2101 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR APPLICATION 2101.1 DCHA shall receive applications for the lease in-place program during a prescribed period of time following public notice. 2101.2 Public notice of the availability of assistance under the lease in-place program shall include, but not be l…

2102 APPLICATION FOR LEASE IN-PLACE PROGRAM 2102.1 Application shall be in a form prescribed by DCHA and submitted to DCHA consistent with the public notice for application. Information required on the application shall be sufficient for DCHA to make a preliminary determination o…