District of Columbia Administrative Code

9902 LICENSE APPLICATION 9902.1 An application for a license issued under this chapter shall be made to the Director on a form prescribed by the Department, except as provided in § 9902.4. 9902.2 A host applying for a short-term rental license endorsement shall: (a) Provide evide…

9903 ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE 9903.1 A short-term rental license endorsement shall not be issued to any person or entity other than to a host. 9903.2 The presence of more than one short-term rental at the host’s primary residence shall not require separate license endorsem…

9904 EXEMPTION FROM 90-NIGHT LIMIT FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATING AS A VACATION RENTAL 9904.1 A short-term rental shall operate as a vacation rental for no more than ninety (90) nights cumulatively in any calendar year, unless the host has received an exemption pursuant to this …

9905 REQUIREMENTS FOR BOOKING SERVICES 9905.1 A booking service shall collect the short-term rental license endorsement number for a short-term rental from hosts before booking, so that the license endorsement number can be included on the listing. 9905.2 A booking service shall …

9906 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF A LICENSE 9906.1 The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued under this chapter for any reason set forth in this chapter or D.C. Official Code § 47-2844. 9906.2 The Director also may refuse to is…

9907 NOTICES OF VIOLATION, INFRACTION, OR ORDER 9907.1 The Department may issue a notice of violation, notice of infraction, or order on a respondent imposing a civil fine or other civil penalty, whenever the Department has reasonable grounds to believe the respondent is in viola…

9908 SERVICE OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, INFRACTION, OR ORDER 9908.1 Each notice or order issued under § 9907 shall be served on a respondent by any one of the following methods: (a) Personal service on a respondent or a respondent’s agent; (b) By electronic mail to the last-know…

9909 ANSWERING THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, INFRACTION, OR ORDER 9909.1 A respondent shall answer a notice or order in accordance with this section within thirty (30) days from the date of service of the notice or order. 9909.2 In response to a notice or order, a respondent shall do …

9910 PENALTIES 9910.1 A host found to have violated § 9901 or 9904 shall be liable for a civil penalty of: (a) $250 for the first violation; (b) $500 for a second violation; and (c) $1,000 for a third violation and an automatic revocation of the related short-term rental license …

9999 DEFINITIONS 9999.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed: “Act” -- the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act of 2018, effective April 25, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-307; D.C. Official Code § 30-201.01 et seq.). “Agent” -- a genera…

100 DOCKETS AND FILINGS 100.1 The Office of the Commission Secretary shall maintain the official docketing system for the Commission. The docketing system shall contain records and documents available for public inspection. Public inspection may be either on the Commission’s webs…

101 COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS 101.1 A formal or informal complaint, petition or application, may be filed by any person as defined in this chapter. 101.2 The Commission, on its own motion or on the petition of any person, at any time, may order a formal investigation or issue a…

103 INFORMAL COMPLAINTS AND HEARINGS 103.1 Each informal complaint, including complaints under Chapter 3 of this title, shall initially be referred to the Commission's Office of the General Counsel for investigation, unless otherwise directed by the Commission. 103.2 Upon conclus…

104 INITIAL PLEADINGS 104.1 Each initial petition, application, or formal complaint shall contain the following information: (The name, address, and e-mail address of petitioner, applicant, or complainant; (b) A clear and concise statement of facts upon which the petition, applic…

105 ANSWERS, CROSS-COMPLAINTS AND MOTIONS 105.1 Any party upon whom a copy of a petition, formal complaint, cross complaint, order or investigation, or order to show cause has been served shall answer and file the same with the Commission within ten (10) days after service of tha…

106 INTERVENTION 106.1 Any person as defined by this chapter, not named as a party in the pleadings initiating a proceeding but having a substantial interest therein, may petition the Commission for leave to intervene. 106.2 Petitions for leave to intervene shall set forth the gr…

107 LIMITED APPEARANCE 107.1 At the discretion of the Commission, any person may make a limited appearance in any proceeding by presenting a statement orally or in writing at any time prior to the close of the record. 107.2 A person entering a limited appearance shall not be a pa…

108 EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS 108.1 No interested person may, with respect to any case, make (or knowingly cause to be made) to any Commissioner, Hearing Agent, or personal assistant to the Commissioners, any ex parte communication while the proceeding is pending before the Commiss…

109 COMMISSION STAFF'S ROLE IN PROCEEDINGS 109.1 Unless otherwise provided by Chapter 1 or 2 of this title, any person or participant in any proceeding is encouraged to confer on an informal basis with the Staff of the Public Service Commission with respect to any matters within …

110 APPEARANCES AND REPRESENTATION 110.1 In any proceeding an individual, receiver, trustee, or official may appear in his or her own behalf, a member of a partnership may represent the partnership, an officer of a corporation may represent the corporation, a member or employee o…

111 CONDUCT DURING PROCEEDINGS 111.1 In addition to the requirements of § 108, any attorney who participates in any proceeding before the Commission shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Commission and shall adhere to the standards of the ethical conduct required of …

112 SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES 112.1 In the event of the death of an individual party, or the dissolution or reorganization of a party other than an individual, the Commission, upon motion of a party or upon its own motion, may substitute the person succeeding to the rights and liab…

113 FORM OF FILINGS 113.1 All electronic filings shall be word-processed or otherwise electronically entered on a page sized 8 ½ inches wide and 11 inches long in font size of not less than 11 points, unless a larger size page format is required. 113.2 The cover page of each conf…

114 SIGNING AND VERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS 114.1 The original of each application, petition, complaint, answer, or amendment shall be signed in ink by each party. 114.2 If a party is a corporation or association, the pleading shall be signed and verified by an officer or other des…

115 SERVICE OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS 115.1 Petitions and applications, when filed with the Commission, shall be served on the Office of the People's Counsel of the District of Columbia. 115.2 Cross complaints, intervening petitions, answers, amendments, written motions, a…

116 NOTICE 116.1 Whenever the provisions of Chapter 1 or 2 of this title or a statute require notice to be given, notice shall be served not less than ten (10) days before the hearing, order, or other proposed action of which the notice is required, except in those instances in w…

117 COMPUTATION OF TIME 117.1 When the time prescribed by Chapter 1 or 2 of this title for doing an act expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, that time shall extend to and include the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The computatio…

118 ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES 118.1 All filings shall be filed electronically, with the exception of the following: Filings containing confidential or personal information; Filings by individuals in consumer complaint cases; and Filings by individuals in proceedings other than…

119 ELECTRONIC FILING FORMATS AND DOCUMENT VERIFICATION 119.1 Filings shall conform to the formatting rules set forth in section 113. 119.2 Parties shall submit all filings in text-searchable format converted directly from a word processing program to portable document format (PD…

120 FORMAL HEARINGS: GENERAL PROVISIONS 120.1 The Commission may order a formal hearing in any proceeding in which it determines that a formal hearing is necessary. 120.2 The notice of hearing shall designate the time and place of the hearing. 120.3 Unless otherwise specifically …

121 PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE 121.1 The Commission, or any presiding officer to whom a case has been assigned for hearing, shall give notice directing all parties to attend a pre-hearing conference. 121.2 At least five (5) calendar days before the pre-hearing conference, each party …

122 INFORMATION REQUESTS 122.1 A party's request for information from parties other than a utility shall be submitted in writing no later than ten (10) days after the filing of testimony by the party receiving the request. 122.2 A party to whom a request is made other than a util…

123 OBJECTIONS TO REQUESTS AND MOTIONS TO COMPEL 123.1 Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, the time for serving a notice of objection or notice of unavailability to all or any part of a request for production of documents, data requests, or interrogatories, shall be five …

124 SUBPOENAS 124.1 Subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses may be issued by a member of the Commission or a member of the Staff designated by the Commission, upon application in writing. 124.2 Subpoenas for the production of books, records, papers, or other documents may be is…

125 DEPOSITIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS 125.1 The Commission may, either on its own initiative, pursuant to a prehearing conference, or upon proper motion of a party to a proceeding, issue an order to take a deposition. 125.2 A motion to take a deposition shall be filed with the Comm…

126 CONDUCT OF DEPOSITIONS 126.1 The court reporter before whom the deposition is to be taken shall put the deponent under oath or affirmation and shall personally, or by someone acting under his or her direction and in his or her presence, record the testimony of the deponent. 1…

127 WRITTEN TESTIMONY 127.1 In addition to complying with the rules relating to pleadings, and unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, written testimony shall include the following. (a) A statement identifying the witness; (b) A statement of occupational history; (c) A statem…

128 PARTIES WITH COMMON INTERESTS 128.1 Parties with common interests or positions are encouraged to align themselves to make joint oral and written presentations, including briefing and presentation of evidence. 128.2 Any alignment of parties shall be without derogation to the r…

129 STATUS CONFERENCES 129.1 Upon the motion of any party or upon its own motion, the Commission may convene a status conference. 129.2 Participants shall be prepared to discuss procedural and substantive matters involved in the proceeding, and shall be authorized to make commitm…

130 SETTLEMENT AND STIPULATION CONFERENCES 130.1 Unless otherwise ordered, counsel for the Staff shall not initiate arrangements for an initial settlement conference. Staff shall not schedule a conference prior to any deadlines which may exist for filing petitions to intervene in…

132 CONDUCT OF HEARINGS 132.1 Evidence shall be presented by those participating in the sequence set forth in the Order and Report on Prehearing Conference. 132.2 Continuances, extensions of time, and adjournments may be ordered by the Commission, or its presiding officer, upon w…

133 EXHIBITS 133.1 All direct and rebuttal testimony shall be prepared in the form of written exhibits. 133.2 All revisions and corrections to case-in-chief and rebuttal exhibits shall be presented by way of replacement pages and submitted no later than five (5) business days pri…

134 ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE 134.1 The Federal Rules of Evidence shall be applied in formal hearings; Provided, that the presiding officer, or the Commission may, after informing the parties of an intention to do so, relax those rules in any hearing when, in his, her, or its judgmen…

135 TRANSCRIPTS OF HEARINGS 135.1 An official court reporter designated by the Commission shall make an official transcript of the testimony taken. 135.2 After the close of the hearing this transcript, together with any exhibits, briefs, or other documents filed in the proceeding…

136 WITNESS FEES 136.1 Each witness who shall appear before the Commission or the presiding officer pursuant to an order for deposition or subpoena, shall receive the same fee for attendance and mileage as is currently paid to witnesses by the District of Columbia Superior Court.…

137 POST-HEARING BRIEFS 137.1 Post-hearing briefs shall be filed at such times as shall be fixed by the Commission or the presiding officer in each case. 137.2 The applicant shall brief all issues designated by the Commission in the Report and Order on Pre-hearing Conference and …

138 PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 138.1 Each party to the proceeding, after the close of the record within the time prescribed for post-hearing briefs, or as otherwise directed by the Commission shall serve on all parties and file with the Commission proposed findings of fact…

139 ORAL ARGUMENT 139.1 The Commission or presiding officer, in its discretion, may permit or require oral argument during or at the close of a hearing or on any brief, memorandum, motion, application, or petition filed. 139.2 Arguments on the admissibility of evidence or other o…

140 RECONSIDERATION 140.1 Any person affected by any final order or decision of the Commission may, within thirty (30) days after the publication of the order or decision, file with the Commission an application in writing requesting a reconsideration or modification of the matte…