District of Columbia Council Period 24 Status: Enacted

B 24-0635 — Tenant Payment Plan Phasing Emergency Act of 2022

Last action — Act A24-0334 Published in DC Register Vol 69 and Page 001464, Expires on May 18, 2022

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Council
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2022. Enacted.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

115 added · 117 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been amended to clarify the requirements for rental property providers to offer payment plans to eligible tenants. It explicitly states that providers must waive any fees or penalties and ensures that tenants' rights under their leases are protected when entering into these plans. This change is significant because it strengthens protections for tenants and aims to provide them with more financial relief during challenging times.

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2 ___________________________________ Councilmember Elissa Silverman 5 7 A BILL 9 __________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________ To continue, on an emergency basis, existing requirements for providers of commercial or residential rental property to offer a rent payment plan for certain tenants until July 25, 2022 and to establish minimum requirements for such a plan.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL AN ACT __________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________ To continue, on an emergency basis, requiring that providers of commercial or residential rental property to offer a rent payment plan for certain tenants until July 25, 2022, and to establish minimum requirements for such a plan.
Tenant Payment Plans.
Tenant payment plans.
(a) From March 11, 2020 through July 25, 2022 (“program period”), a provider shall offer a rent-payment-plan program (“program”) for eligible tenants.
(a) From March 11, 2020, through July 25, 2022, (“program period”), a provider shall offer a rent-payment-plan program (“program”) for eligible tenants.
(1) Make a payment plan available to an eligible tenant for the payment of gross rent, contractual increases agreed to in a commercial lease’s rent escalation tables, and any other amounts that come due under the lease during the program period and prior to the cessation of tenancy (“covered time period”), with a minimum term length of one year unless a shorter payment plan term length is requested by the eligible tenant.
(1) Make a payment plan available to an eligible tenant for the payment of gross rent, contractual increases agreed to in a commercial lease’s rent escalation tables, and any other amounts that come due under the lease during the program period and prior to the cessation of tenancy (“covered time period”), with a minimum term length of one year unless a shorter payment plan term length is requested by the eligible tenant;
(3) A provider shall not require or request a tenant to provide a lump-sum payment under a payment plan.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL (3) A provider shall not require or request a tenant to provide a lump-sum payment under a payment plan.
(2) Upon request of the tenant, a provider shall make an application for a payment plan available to:
(2) Upon request of the tenant, a provider shall make a copy of an application for a payment plan available to:
(2) “Eligible tenant” means a tenant that:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL (2) “Eligible tenant” means a tenant that:
Expiration date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section ENROLLED ORIGINAL 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 4
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Action History

  1. Act A24-0334 Published in DC Register Vol 69 and Page 001464, Expires on May 18, 2022

  2. Returned from Mayor

  3. Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A24-0334, Expires on May 18, 2022

  4. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 25, 2022

  5. Final Reading

  6. Retained by the Council

  7. B24-0635 Introduced by Councilmember Silverman at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Elissa Silverman — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Mary Cheh — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea

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