District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

B 25-0493 — Karin House TOPA Exemption Emergency Act of 2023

Last action — Act A25-0267 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 014458, Expires on Jan 24, 2024

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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 September 28, 2023. Enacted.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 35 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill B 25-0493 explicitly names the property being transferred—Karin House—along with its address, 1395 Aspen Street, NW. It clarifies that the transfer to SOME, Inc. is exempt from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, meaning tenants will not have the right to purchase the property before it is sold. This exemption is significant because it accelerates the transfer process and potentially addresses immediate housing needs without tenant intervention.

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_______________________________ Councilmember Janeese Lewis George A BILL 3 _______ 6 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 __________________ To exempt, on an emergency basis, from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980 the transfer of the real property that is located at 1395 Aspen Street, NW and known as Karin House from the District of Columbia to SOME, Inc.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL AN ACT ____________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To exempt, on an emergency basis, the transfer of the real property located at 1395 Aspen Street, NW, and known as Karin House, from the District of Columbia to SOME, Inc.
from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980.
(a) The transfer of the property described as Lot 977 in Square 2950 from the District of Columbia to SOME, Inc.
(a) The transfer of the property described as Lot 977 in Square 2950, located at Aspen Street, NW, from the District of Columbia to SOME, Inc.
is exempt from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980, effective September 10, 1980 (D.C.
shall be exempt from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980, effective September 10, 1980 (D.C.
Official Code §§ 42-3405.03 - 42-3405.03a).
Official Code §§ 42-3405.03, 42-3405.03a).
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 2
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Action History

  1. Act A25-0267 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 014458, Expires on Jan 24, 2024

  2. Returned from Mayor

  3. Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A25-0267, Expires on Jan 24, 2024

  4. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 31, 2023

  5. Final Reading

  6. Retained by the Council

  7. B25-0493 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary

Sponsors

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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 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Not Voting
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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Subjects

housing
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B 25-0493 is sponsored by Janeese Lewis George.
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