District of ColumbiaD.C. law set 180-day filing window after rent database completion
If the public rent database was completed, D.C.'s temporary law gave housing providers 180 days from that point to file new registration forms.
What it does
If the public rent database was completed, housing providers had 180 days from that point to file new registration forms. This temporary rule has expired.
During the temporary law, owners of rentals exempt from D.C.'s rent increase limits had to report each unit's current monthly rent and rents for the prior two calendar years when registering. No ongoing or yearly reports were required.
Argument forIf the public rent database was finished, a 180-day filing window could have helped housing providers prepare new registration forms.
Argument againstOwners of units exempt from D.C.'s rent increase limits could have spent time finding two years of rent figures when registering.
More detail
The law set a 180-day filing period for D.C. housing providers if the public rent database was completed. It covered new rental housing registration forms filed after completion of the public rent database. The 180 days ran from completion of the public rent database, if that occurred. The temporary law expired 225 days after taking effect.
Owners of exempt rentals had to report rent amounts when they registered. It covered each rental unit exempt from D.C.'s rent increase limits under the cited law. Owners had to report each unit's current monthly rent and the monthly rent charged during each of the two prior calendar years. They did not have to submit ongoing or yearly reports of this information. The reporting duty applied at registration. The temporary law expired 225 days after taking effect.
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- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Sep 12Law L26-0033, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009572, Expires on Apr 05, 2026Latest
- Jul 14Transmitted to CongressMinor
- Jul 11Act A26-0101 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007684
- Jul 8Returned from Mayor
- Jul 7Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0101Became Law
- Jun 24Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 09, 2025To Governor
- Jun 17Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 6Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0273 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Jun 3First ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 3Retained by the Council
- May 29B26-0273 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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