District of Columbia Official Code — Title 42, Real Property (Rental Housing)
Title 42 Subtitle VII chapters 32, 32A, 32B, 33, 34 (TOPA, incl. Subch. IV-A), 35 (Rental Housing Act of 1985), 35A (Office of the Tenant Advocate), 35B (Fair Criminal Record Screening for Housing), 36 (Residential Drug-Related Evictions), 36A (Tenant Receivership) and 28A (Low-Income Housing Preservation and Protection). 265 + 8 sections.
Provisions (274)
§ 42-2851.01
Short title.
§ 42-2851.02
Definitions.
§ 42-2851.03
Notice required upon opting out; inspection of property; maintenance of contract.
§ 42-2851.04
District’s first right to purchase section 8 properties.
§ 42-2851.05
Relocation services by Mayor.
§ 42-2851.06
Vouchers for rental housing assistance.
§ 42-2851.07
Penalties for noncompliance.
§ 42-2851.08
Determination of qualified areas.
§ 42-3201
When notice to quit not necessary.
§ 42-3202
Notices to quit.
§ 42-3203
Tenancy at will.
§ 42-3204
Tenancy by sufferance.
§ 42-3205
Notice not to be recalled.
§ 42-3206
Service of notice to quit.
§ 42-3207
Refusal to surrender possession; double rent.
§ 42-3208
Parties may agree to alternate notice provisions; waiver.
§ 42-3209
Recovery of real and personal property leased together.
§ 42-3210
Action in ejectment — When proper.
§ 42-3210.01
Disposal of tenant's personal property upon ejectment.
§ 42-3211
Action in ejectment — Claims for arrears of rent, double rent, and waste; jurisdiction of court; money judgment.
§ 42-3212
Consolidation of actions for arrears of rent and possession.
§ 42-3213
Landlord’s lien for rent — Time of existence.
§ 42-3214
Landlord’s lien for rent — How enforced.
§ 42-3215
Landlord’s lien for rent — When attachment issuable; executing officer’s power of entry.
§ 42-3216
Landlord’s lien for rent — Property subject to lien not to be executed on by another without payment of rent due; when rent in arrears exceeds 3 months.
§ 42-3217
Distress not unlawful and party making it not trespasser ab initio because of irregularity; special damages recoverable; costs; tender of amends defeats recovery.
§ 42-3218
Fraudulent removal, conveyance, or concealment of property to defeat lien subjects guilty party to forfeiture of double value of such property.
§ 42-3219
Representatives of life tenant may recover proportion of rent from under-tenant.
§ 42-3220
Action in debt may be brought for rent in arrears under lease or demise for life.
§ 42-3221
Action by landlord for use and occupation of property where no deed; parol agreement as evidence of quantum of damages.
§ 42-3222
Lease under control of a person with a mental disability — Surrender and renewal; guardian or committee; court order.
§ 42-3223
Leases under control of a person with a mental disability — Lease pursuant to provisions of § 42-3222 valid.
§ 42-3224
Leases under control of a person with a mental disability — Money received for renewal paid to guardian for benefit of person with a disability; characterization of money at death of person with a disability.
§ 42-3225
Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — Surrender and renewal; guardian or committee; court order.
§ 42-3226
Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — Costs of renewal chargeable to estate of infant or person with a disability or deemed charge upon leasehold.
§ 42-3227
Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — New leases to be of same nature and subject to same liabilities as surrendered leases.
§ 42-3228
Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — Renewed lease valid.
§ 42-3229
Surrender for new lease good without surrender of underleases; underleases continue unaffected; all rights and remedies to continue.
§ 42-3230
Grant or assignment of reversion of premises or by lessee not to affect rights or duties under lease.
§ 42-3231
Grants of remainders, reversions, and rents good without attornment; payment of rent to grantor without notice valid.
§ 42-3232
Fraudulent attornment void; possession not changed by such attornment; limitation on scope of provisions.
§ 42-3251
Definitions.
§ 42-3252
Testing.
§ 42-3253
Violations.
§ 42-3254
Rules and procedures.
§ 42-3255
Fines and penalties.
§ 42-3271
Lead plumbing tenant disclosure requirements.
§ 42-3301
Definitions.
§ 42-3302
Opportunity for tenants to receive service in own names; payments made by tenants.
§ 42-3303
Appointment of receiver; termination.
§ 42-3304
Penalties.
§ 42-3305
Exclusiveness of remedy.
§ 42-3306
Findings required prior to termination of service.
§ 42-3307
Regulations.
§ 42-3401.01
Findings.
§ 42-3401.02
Purposes.
§ 42-3401.03
Definitions.
§ 42-3401.04
Applicability of Rental Housing Act of 1985.
§ 42-3402.01
Short title.
§ 42-3402.02
Conversions.
§ 42-3402.03
Tenant election.
§ 42-3402.04
Conversion fee.
§ 42-3402.05
Certification fee.
§ 42-3402.05a
Application fees.
§ 42-3402.06
Cooperative conversion.
§ 42-3402.07
[Reserved].
§ 42-3402.08
Tenancy of elderly tenants and tenants with disabilities.
§ 42-3402.09
Property tax abatement.
§ 42-3402.10
Exceptions to coverage of subchapter; expiration provisions.
§ 42-3402.11
Retroactive conversion.
§ 42-3403.01
Short title.
§ 42-3403.02
Relocation payment.
§ 42-3403.03
Relocation services.
§ 42-3403.04
Housing assistance payments.
§ 42-3403.05
Payments not subject to District tax.
§ 42-3403.06
Tenant rights.
§ 42-3403.07
Housing Assistance Fund. [Repealed]
§ 42-3403.08
Information and technical assistance.
§ 42-3403.09
Expiration provisions.
§ 42-3404.01
Short title.
§ 42-3404.01a
Definitions.
§ 42-3404.02
Tenant opportunity to purchase.
§ 42-3404.02a
Registration of a tenant organization.
§ 42-3404.02b
"Sale" defined; excluded properties.
§ 42-3404.02c
Tenant support providers. [Not Funded]
§ 42-3404.02d
Qualified purchaser. [Not Funded]
§ 42-3404.03
Offer of sale.
§ 42-3404.03a
Notice of transfer.
§ 42-3404.03b
Cooling-off period; interference prohibited.
§ 42-3404.04
Third party rights.
§ 42-3404.05
Contract negotiation.
§ 42-3404.05a
Template agreements and contracts; filing with department.
§ 42-3404.06
Exercise or assignment of rights; secondary assignment.
§ 42-3404.07
Waiver of rights.
§ 42-3404.08
Right of first refusal.
§ 42-3404.09
Single-family accommodations.
§ 42-3404.10
Accommodations with 2 through 4 units.
§ 42-3404.11
Accommodations with 5 or more units.
§ 42-3404.12
Exceptions to coverage of subchapter; expiration provisions.
§ 42-3404.13
Notice to convert; offer to sell.
§ 42-3404.14
TOPA Application Assistance Pilot Program.
§ 42-3404.15
TOPA transparency portal. [Not Funded]
§ 42-3404.16
Unlawful acts.
§ 42-3404.31
District’s opportunity to purchase certain housing accommodations.
§ 42-3404.32
Limitations on the District’s opportunity to purchase.
§ 42-3404.33
Limitations on the District as purchaser of a housing accommodation.
§ 42-3404.34
Procedure for District to effectuate purchase.
§ 42-3404.35
Rights of tenants not abrogated.
§ 42-3404.36
Assignment of District rights.
§ 42-3404.37
Rules.
§ 42-3405.01
Rule making; publication requirements.
§ 42-3405.02
Time periods.
§ 42-3405.03
Civil cause of action.
§ 42-3405.03a
Declaratory relief.
§ 42-3405.03b
Choice of forum; standard of review.
§ 42-3405.04
Notice of rejection.
§ 42-3405.05
Investigations.
§ 42-3405.06
Enforcement.
§ 42-3405.07
Revocation.
§ 42-3405.08
Administrative proceedings.
§ 42-3405.09
Judicial review.
§ 42-3405.10
Penalties.
§ 42-3405.10a
Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act Task Force.
§ 42-3405.11
Statutory construction.
§ 42-3405.12
Declaration of continuing housing crisis.
§ 42-3405.13
Severability.
§ 42-3501.01
Findings.
§ 42-3501.02
Purposes.
§ 42-3501.03
Definitions.
§ 42-3502.01
Continuation of Rental Housing Commission; composition; appointment; qualifications; compensation; removal.
§ 42-3502.01a
Powers and duties of the Chairperson of the Rental Housing Commission.
§ 42-3502.02
Powers and duties of Rental Housing Commission.
§ 42-3502.02a
Immunity for official acts.
§ 42-3502.02b
Independence of the Rental Housing Commission; transfer provisions.
§ 42-3502.03
Rental Accommodations Division of the Department of Housing and Community Development.
§ 42-3502.03a
Rent Administrator — Appointment and removal.
§ 42-3502.03b
Rent Administrator — Qualifications and compensation.
§ 42-3502.03c
Public Accessible Rent Control Housing Database.
§ 42-3502.03d
Housing provider online filing requirements.
§ 42-3502.03e
Rental Housing Registration Fund.
§ 42-3502.04
Duties of the Rent Administrator.
§ 42-3502.04a
Rental Conversion and Sale Division of the Department of Housing and Community Development Rental Conversion and Sale Administrator.
§ 42-3502.04b
Transfer of functions of the Rental Accommodations and Conversion Division of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to the Department of Housing and Community Development.
§ 42-3502.04c
Housing Regulation Administration; Housing Regulation Administrator.
§ 42-3502.05
Registration and coverage.
§ 42-3502.06
Rent ceilings abolished.
§ 42-3502.07
Adjustments in rent ceiling.
§ 42-3502.08
Increases above base rent.
§ 42-3502.09
Rent charged upon termination of exemption and for newly covered rental units.
§ 42-3502.10
Petitions for capital improvements.
§ 42-3502.11
Services and facilities.
§ 42-3502.11a
Mandatory fees prohibited.
§ 42-3502.12
Hardship petition.
§ 42-3502.13
Vacant accommodation.
§ 42-3502.14
Substantial rehabilitation.
§ 42-3502.15
Voluntary agreement.
§ 42-3502.15a
Voluntary agreement moratorium. [Repealed]
§ 42-3502.16
Adjustment procedure.
§ 42-3502.16a
Tenant representation by tenant organization.
§ 42-3502.17
Security deposit.
§ 42-3502.18
Remedy.
§ 42-3502.19
Judicial review.
§ 42-3502.20
Report of Mayor.
§ 42-3502.21
Certificate of assurance. [Repealed]
§ 42-3502.22
Disclosure to tenants.
§ 42-3502.22a
Forms to include definition of the term rent charged.
§ 42-3502.23
Addition to Comprehensive Housing Strategy report.
§ 42-3502.24
Elderly tenants and tenants with disabilities.
§ 42-3503.01
Definitions.
§ 42-3503.02
Establishment of Tenant Assistance Program; designation of monies.
§ 42-3503.03
Authorization to enter into contracts for tenant assistance payments; determination of eligibility; procedure upon determination of eligibility.
§ 42-3503.04
Tenant assistance payments.
§ 42-3503.05
Approval and maintenance of rental units; obligations of families.
§ 42-3503.06
Continued eligibility.
§ 42-3503.07
Termination of eligibility.
§ 42-3503.08
Tax exemption.
§ 42-3504.01
Rental unit fee.
§ 42-3504.02
Rental Unit Fee Fund.
§ 42-3505.01
Evictions.
§ 42-3505.01a
Storage and disposal of tenants' personal property upon eviction.
§ 42-3505.02
Retaliatory action.
§ 42-3505.03
Conciliation and arbitration service.
§ 42-3505.04
Arbitration.
§ 42-3505.05
Prohibition of discrimination against elderly tenants or families with children.
§ 42-3505.06
Right of tenants to organize.
§ 42-3505.07
Notice of lease termination by tenant who is a victim of an intrafamily offense.
§ 42-3505.08
Victims of an intrafamily offense protection — Change locks and notice.
§ 42-3505.09
Sealing of eviction court records.
§ 42-3505.10
Tenant screening.
§ 42-3505.11
Prohibition on separately billing a housing accommodation's utility charges to tenants.
§ 42-3505.31
Authorized fees for the payment of rent beyond 5 days after the rent payment is due.
§ 42-3505.51
Access by housing provider to dwelling unit.
§ 42-3505.52
Housing provider duty to mitigate damages after breach of the rental agreement by tenant.
§ 42-3505.53
Notice of tenant's intent to vacate upon the expiration of an initial lease term.
§ 42-3505.54
Notice of tenant's intent to vacate after the expiration of the signed lease term, renewal or extension term.
§ 42-3505.55
Housing provider's consent before subletting.
§ 42-3505.71
Rent payment reporting program.
§ 42-3506.01
Conversion.
§ 42-3506.02
Demolition.
§ 42-3507.01
Notice of right to assistance.
§ 42-3507.02
Eligibility assistance.
§ 42-3507.03
Payments.
§ 42-3507.04
Relocation advisory services.
§ 42-3507.05
Tenant hot line.
§ 42-3508.01
Declaration of policy.
§ 42-3508.02
Tax abatement for new or rehabilitated vacant rental housing.
§ 42-3508.03
Deferral or forgiveness of water and sewer fees for rehabilitated vacant rental housing.
§ 42-3508.04
Distressed properties improvement program.
§ 42-3508.05
Distressed property improvement plan.
§ 42-3508.06
Incentives for development of single-room-occupancy housing.
§ 42-3509.01
Penalties.
§ 42-3509.02
Attorney’s fees.
§ 42-3509.03
Supersedure.
§ 42-3509.04
Service.
§ 42-3509.05
[Reserved].
§ 42-3509.06
[Reserved].
§ 42-3509.07
Termination.
§ 42-3509.08
Inspection of rental housing.
§ 42-3509.09
Restrictions on tobacco smoking. [Repealed]
§ 42-3509.10
Fee for reduction of units.
§ 42-3531.01
Short title.
§ 42-3531.02
Purpose.
§ 42-3531.03
Findings.
§ 42-3531.04
Definitions.
§ 42-3531.05
Establishment of Office of the Tenant Advocate.
§ 42-3531.06
Chief Tenant Advocate of the Office of the Tenant Advocate.
§ 42-3531.07
Duties of the Office of the Tenant Advocate.
§ 42-3531.08
Establishment, purpose, and membership of the Tenant Advisory Council. [Repealed]
§ 42-3531.09
Housing Assistance Fund.
§ 42-3531.10
Rulemaking authority.
§ 42-3531.11
Reimbursement of emergency housing and relocation expenses.
§ 42-3531.12
Assessment of expenses for emergency housing and relocation assistance.
§ 42-3531.13
Hearing.
§ 42-3531.14
Collection.
§ 42-3531.15
Liens.
§ 42-3531.16
Emergency Housing and Relocation Assistance Fund.
§ 42-3541.01
Definitions.
§ 42-3541.02
Inquiries into certain arrests, accusations, and convictions.
§ 42-3541.03
Exclusions.
§ 42-3541.04
Filing a complaint with the Office of Human Rights; exclusive remedy.
§ 42-3541.05
Penalties.
§ 42-3541.06
Reporting requirements.
§ 42-3541.07
Public education requirements.
§ 42-3541.08
Immunity.
§ 42-3541.09
Rules.
§ 42-3541.10
Applicability. [Repealed]
§ 42-3601
Definitions.
§ 42-3602
Action for possession of rental unit used as a drug haven.
§ 42-3603
Preliminary injunction review.
§ 42-3604
Full hearing.
§ 42-3605
Default judgment.
§ 42-3606
Complaint by affected tenant or resident association.
§ 42-3607
Mayor’s authority and responsibility.
§ 42-3608
Court costs and attorney’s fees.
§ 42-3609
Availability of other remedies.
§ 42-3610
Rules.
§ 42-3631
Definitions.
§ 42-3632
Action for possession of rental unit used as a drug haven.
§ 42-3633
Preliminary injunction review.
§ 42-3634
Full hearing.
§ 42-3635
Default judgment.
§ 42-3636
Complaint by affected tenant or resident association.
§ 42-3637
Mayor’s authority and responsibility.
§ 42-3638
Court costs and attorney’s fees.
§ 42-3639
Definitions.
§ 42-3640
Availability of other remedies.
§ 42-3651.01
Purpose of the appointment of a receiver.
§ 42-3651.02
Grounds for appointment of a receiver.
§ 42-3651.03
Petition for receivership.
§ 42-3651.04
Notice and hearing requirements.
§ 42-3651.05
Appointment of a receiver; continuation of ex parte appointment.
§ 42-3651.06
Powers and duties of a receiver.
§ 42-3651.07
Termination of receivership.
§ 42-3651.08