District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 6-1451. d. Electric vehicle charging rights for tenants.

(a) Notwithstanding a provision in the lease to the contrary, a housing provider shall allow a tenant to install, at the tenant's expense for the tenant's own use, an electric vehicle charging port on or in the leased premises;  provided, that the tenant first obtains the written approval of the housing provider, who may require that the tenant:

(b) A housing provider shall enact processes or procedures for the installation, operation, maintenance, and removal of an electric vehicle charging port.

(c) A housing provider shall not assess or charge a tenant any fee for the placement or use of an electric vehicle charging port under this section, except that the housing provider may:

(d) A housing provider may reject a tenant's application if the tenant fails to meet requirements set forth in the terms of the lease or agreement for the installation of an electric vehicle charging port;  except, that the housing provider shall allow the tenant to cure defects in the application or required documentation and resubmit the application for approval.

(e) If the housing provider consents to a tenant's installation of an electric vehicle charging port on property accessible to other tenants, unless otherwise specified in a written agreement with the housing provider, the housing provider may require that:

(f) Upon termination of the lease, the tenant shall either remove the electric vehicle charging port if it is removable, sell the electric vehicle charging port to the housing provider for an agreed price, or transfer ownership without sale of the electric vehicle charging port to the housing provider or another tenant.

(g) A housing provider may install an electric vehicle charging port in automobile off-road parking spaces for the use of all tenants, in which case, the housing provider shall develop appropriate terms of use for the electric vehicle charging port, including the actual cost of electricity associated with individual use by tenants.

(h) A housing provider may create a new parking space, consistent with applicable building permitting requirements, where one did not previously exist to facilitate the installation of an electric vehicle charging port in compliance with all applicable laws.

(i) A housing provider shall be responsible for the costs of removing an electric vehicle charging port that is in automobile off-road parking spaces available for use by all tenants, if reasonably necessary for the repair, maintenance, or replacement of any property of the housing provider.

(j) DOB shall fine a housing provider that willfully violates this section an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each 30-day period that the reported violation is not brought into compliance with this section.  A housing provider may appeal an enforcement action under this section to the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”).  A housing provider may appeal a decision from OAH to the Rental Housing Commission pursuant to § 42-3502.02(a)(2).