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District of Columbia Code Division VII. Property. § 42-3402.10. Exceptions to coverage of subchapter: expiration provisions.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This subchapter shall remain in effect until the Mayor declares that a housing crisis no longer exists pursuant to § 42-3405.12.

(b) The rights granted under § 42-3402.08 to eligible elderly tenants and tenants with disabilities shall not be abrogated or reduced notwithstanding such a declaration by the Mayor.

(c)(1) A housing provider shall not unreasonably interfere with the tenant's comfort, safety, or enjoyment of a rental unit, or engage in retaliatory action under § 42-3505.02, for the purpose of causing a housing accommodation to become vacant.

(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the terms “unreasonable interference” or “retaliatory action” may include:

(A) The knowing circulation of inaccurate information;

(B) Frequent visits or calls over the objection of the household;

(C) The threat of retaliatory action;

(D) An act or threat not otherwise permitted by law to recover possession of a rental unit, increase rent, decrease services, increase the obligation of a tenant or cause undue or avoidable inconvenience, harass or violate the privacy of the household, reduce the quality or quantity of service, refuse to honor a lease, rental agreement, or any provision of a lease or rental agreement, refuse to renew a lease or rental agreement, or terminate a tenancy without legal cause; or

(E) Any other form of threat or coercion.

(d)(1) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the conversion of housing accommodations into condominium or cooperative status that are fully vacant as of the date of application to the Mayor for a vacancy exemption; provided, that this exemption shall not apply to:

(A) § 42-3402.04; or

(B) Any violation of subsection (c) of this section.

(2) The Mayor shall make such inquiries as the Mayor considers appropriate to determine whether the vacating of each unit was voluntary.

(3) If the Mayor determines that the vacating of any unit was not voluntary, the Mayor shall disapprove or rescind the approval of the application for exemption.

(4) All vacancy exemptions shall expire after 180 days; provided, that vacancy exemptions in effect on March 25, 2009, shall expire 180 days after March 25, 2009.

(e) The Mayor may impose civil fines, penalties, and fees for any infraction of the provisions of this section, or any rules issued under the authority of this section pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2. Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2.

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