District of Columbia Administrative Code

306 WRITTEN RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENTS BY TENANT 306.1 In each lease or rental of a habitation, the owner shall provide written receipts for all monies paid to him or her by the tenant as rent, security, or otherwise, unless the payment is made by personal check. 306.2 Each receipt is…

307 PROHIBITION OF RETALIATORY ACTS AGAINST TENANTS 307.1 No action or proceeding to recover possession of a habitation may be brought against a tenant, nor shall an owner otherwise cause a tenant to quit a habitation involuntarily, in retaliation for any of the tenant’s actions …

308 SECURITY DEPOSITS 308.1 For purposes of this chapter, the term “security deposit” shall mean all monies paid to the owner by the tenant as a deposit or other payment made as security for performance of the tenant’s obligations in a lease or rental of the property. 308.2 On or…

309 REPAYMENT OF SECURITY DEPOSITS TO TENANTS 309.1 Within forty-five (45) days after the termination of the tenancy, the owner shall do one of the following: (1) Tender payment to the tenant, without demand, any security deposit and any similar payment paid by the tenant as a co…

310 RETURN OF SECURITY DEPOSIT: INSPECTION OF PREMISES 310.1 In order to determine the amount of the security deposit or other payment to be returned to the tenant, the owner may inspect the dwelling unit within three (3) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, before o…

311 INTEREST ON SECURITY DEPOSIT ESCROW ACCOUNTS 311.1 The interest in the escrow account described in Section 2908.1(b) (14 DCMR § 308.3) on all money paid by the tenant prior to or during the tenancy as a security deposit, decorating fee, or similar deposit or fee, shall commen…

315 NOTIFICATION REQUIRED 315.1 Prior to the acceptance of a nonrefundable application fee or security deposit, the owner of the habitation shall provide written notice of any requests that are pending for an adjustment in the rent ceiling of the habitation, as the adjustments ar…

399 DEFINITIONS 399.1 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.

3000 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3000.1 This chapter sets forth rules governing the operation of the Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund (hereinafter the “Fund”), administered by the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). 3000.2 …

3001 ORGANIZATION OF THE DHCD SENIOR CITIZENS’ HOME REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND 3001.1 DHCD shall organize and administer the Fund to facilitate home improvement activities for the citizens of the District of Columbia through the provision of financial assistance to eligi…

3002 RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY OF DHCD 3002.1 DHCD shall have responsibility and authority for administration of the Fund. 3002.2 DHCD may establish specific underwriting criteria, evaluation procedures, priorities, and other criteria and procedures consistent with the Act as …

3003 ELIGIBILITY 3003.1 Persons eligible for assistance under the Program shall satisfy the following qualifications: (a) The person shall be a lower or moderate income senior citizen; (b) The person shall be a resident of the District of Columbia; (c) The person shall own and oc…

3004 APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE 3004.1 All persons who desire assistance under the Program shall submit applications to the Director in a form prescribed by the Director. 3004.2 Each application for assistance shall be accompanied by proof of ownership of the property by the elig…

3005 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BE PROVIDED 3005.1 The Department shall provide either amortized or deferred payment loans to eligible senior citizen homeowner applicants. 3005.2 The maximum loan principal for an amortized or deferred loan shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) per…

3006 INTEREST OF PUBLIC BODY 3006.1 No elected official, employee or agency of the District who exercises policy or decision-making functions or responsibilities in connection with the administration of the Program shall be allowed to have any direct or indirect interest in the p…

3099 DEFINITIONS 3099.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: DHCD - D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development. Director - the Director of DHCD or the designated representative of the Director. District - the Distri…

3500 GENERAL PURPOSES 3500.1 The Workforce Housing Production Program Approval Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-278; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-1061.01 et seq.) authorizes the development and implementation of a land trust program that will: (1) Create housing unit…

3501 FORMATION AND ADMINISTRATION 3501.1 The Mayor’s delegee shall select a land trust through a competitive bid process. 3501.2 The Mayor’s delegee and the land trust shall enter into a contractual agreement which shall set forth duties and responsibilities of the land trust in …

3502 FUNDING, FEES, AND COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION 3502.1 The land trust shall maintain in a separate account all District funds that are allocated to the land trust and shall release such funds only to assist eligible households. All Housing Production Trust Fund funds that are all…

3503 AFFORDABILITY AND INCOME STANDARDS 3503.1 For the purposes of determining affordability in accordance with the requirements of the Act and this chapter, affordability shall be measured based on a front end ratio of thirty-five percent (35%) or less. 3503.2 For the purposes o…

3504 LAND TRUST FINANCING: GENERAL 3504.1 The land trust may provide financial assistance for the purchase, construction, or acquisition of housing units that are permanently affordable to households with annual incomes at or below one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the area me…

3505 FINANCING DOCUMENTS 3505.1 The land trust shall submit for the approval of the Mayor’s delegee template loan agreements and loan documents and template equity agreements and equity documents to be used in the provision of land trust financing (“template documents”). The temp…

3506 PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING, APPROVING, AND PROVIDING FINANCING 3506.1 The land trust shall establish and implement written procedures, instructions, guidelines, forms, standards, requirements, and criteria for the solicitation, receipt, processing, evaluation, and approval of …

3507 INDIVIDUAL FINANCING TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS 3507.1 The land trust may provide individual financing to eligible households to assist in the purchase of qualified housing units that are or will be permanently affordable to households with incomes at or below one hundred twenty…

3508 DEVELOPMENT FINANCING COMMITMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCING: GENERAL PROVISIONS 3508.1 The land trust may provide development financing to developers to provide financial assistance for the construction or acquisition of housing units that are or will be permanently affordab…

3509 DEVELOPMENT FINANCING COMMITMENTS 3509.1 In determining whether to provide a development financing commitment, the land trust shall use the applicable procedures, standards, and criteria approved by the Mayor’s delegee under subsection 3506. 3509.2 Upon the occurrence of the…

3510 DEVELOPMENT FINANCING 3510.1 The land trust may provide development financing to a developer notwithstanding whether the land trust previously issued a development financing commitment to the developer. 3510.2 Any promissory note, loan agreement, equity agreement, deed of tr…

3511 PURCHASE PRICE 3511.1 The purchase price of a qualified housing unit or land trust housing unit shall not exceed by more than five percent (5%) the value of the qualified housing unit or land trust housing unit as established by a licensed independent appraiser. 3511.2 In th…

3512 SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS 3512.1 A property appraisal shall be conducted prior to the sale of a land trust housing unit. 3512.2 The land trust shall establish terms, conditions, and procedures by which the land trust shall exercise its option to acquire or arrange for the purchas…

3513 INITIAL REPORT; NOTIFICATION OF FISCAL YEAR 3513.1 By September 30, 2007, the land trust shall submit to the Mayor’s delegee its business plan, which shall include the following information: (a) An estimate of the annual cost of administering the land trust program; (b) An a…

3514 QUARTERLY REPORTS On or before December 31, 2007, and every three (3) months thereafter for the duration of the land trust program, the land trust shall submit a report that provides the following information with respect to land trust activity during the reporting period: (…

3515 ANNUAL REPORTS; ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3515.1 Within sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal year of the land trust, the land trust shall submit to the Mayor’s delegee and the Council an annual report on the status of the land trust program. The report sh…

3516 ACCESS TO LAND TRUST RECORDS The land trust shall provide the Mayor’s delegee, upon request, with access to any and all information and records within the possession or control of the land trust related to the land trust’s operation and administration of the land trust progr…

3517 REPORT ON LAND TRUST PROGRAM 3517.1 No later than sixty (60) days after the conclusion of the land trust program or three years and sixty (60) days after the effective date of the Act, whichever occurs first, the Mayor’s delegee shall submit to the Council a report on the la…

3518 COMPLIANCE 3518.1 If the Mayor’s delegee determines that the land trust is not in substantial compliance with the Act, the Plan, the land trust agreement, or this chapter, the Mayor’s delegee shall provide written notice of such noncompliance to the land trust. 3518.2 If a f…

3599 DEFIMTIONS 3599.1 When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed below: 501(c)(3) organization - an organization that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved August 6, 1954 (68A Stat. 1…

3600 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3600.1 This chapter sets forth rules governing the operation of the District of Columbia Government Employer-Assisted Housing Program, which includes the Metropolitan Police Housing Assistance Program, administered by the District of Columbia Department of…

3601 DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER- ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAM 3601.1 The Employer-Assisted Housing Program provides assistance through Downpayment Matching Funds and/or a Deferred Payment Loan (Loan) to eligible Employees, consistent with this chapter. 3601.2 DHCD shall provide Down…

3602 APPLICATION PROCESS 3602.1 DHCD shall have the authority to establish a time period for the receipt of applications for assistance under the Employer-Assisted Housing Program. Applications for Downpayment Matching Funds, a Loan or both, shall be in the form prescribed by DHC…

3603 APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION 3603.1 An applicant shall be a full time District government employee, as defined by the District Personnel Manual, who is in good standing and has been employed by the District government for more than one (1) year immediately prior to …

3605 DISTRICT GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION 3605.1 Upon receipt of documentation acceptable to DHCD, DHCD shall reserve the sum of $500.00 in the Financial Management System (FMS) for each $2,500.00 saved by a participant, subject to subsection 3605.2 herein. 3605.2 Downpayment Matchin…

3606 DEFERRED PAYMENT LOAN 3606.1 DHCD shall make available to each participant a Deferred Payment Loan of up to $10,000.00 to provide financial assistance for the purchase of a housing unit to be used as the participant’s principal place of residence. 3606.2 Payment of the princ…

3607 METROPOLITAN POLICE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 3607.1 Applicant - defined to include an Employee who is in good standing with the District of Columbia government and has been employed by the District for more than one (1) year, except that the one year employment in good sta…

3699 DEFINITIONS 3699.1 For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: Applicant - an employee who is in good standing with the District of Columbia government and has been employed by the District for more than one (1) year. Coo…

3700 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3700.1 The purpose of the District of Columbia Home Purchase Assistance Step Up Program (Step Up Program) shall be as follows: (a) To provide one-time housing purchase assistance to residents of the District of Columbia in low to moderate income households…

3701 APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 3701.1 An applicant is eligible for participation in the Home Purchase Assistance Step Up Program if the applicant, at the time of application: (1) Is a District of Columbia resident; (2) Is the head of the household in a property purchased wit…

3702 PROPERTY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 3702.1 Property is eligible for purchase under the Home Purchase Assistance Step Up Program if, at the time of application: (a) The property is an existing single family residence in the District of Columbia to be used as the applicant’s primary…