District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0564 — Fairness in Renting Notice Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023

Last action — Resolution R25-0390, Effective from Dec 19, 2023 Published in DC Register Page 016632

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent update to the bill changes the effective date for housing providers to comply with the new 60-day notice requirement for rent increases, pushing it to January 1, 2024. Initially, housing providers had to start following this requirement immediately after the law took effect on November 28, 2023, which would have created a tight deadline for those planning to raise rents. This change is crucial because it gives landlords more time to adjust their practices and ensure they can inform tenants properly, preventing confusion or potential legal issues.

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_______________________________ Councilmember Robert C.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-390 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA December 19, 2023 To declare the existence of an emergency regarding the need to amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to give housing providers until January 1, 2024, to comply with a legislative change that requires a 60-day notice of a rent increase to tenants.
White, Jr.
4 6 8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION ________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To declare the existence of an emergency regarding the need to amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to give housing providers until January 1, 2024, to comply with a legislative change that requires a 60-day notice of a rent increase to tenants.
(a) On September 19, 2023, the Council passed Bill 25-0074, the Fairness in Renting Clarification Amendment Act of 2023, which took effect on November 28, 2023.
(a) On September 19, 2023, the Council passed the Fairness in Renting Clarification Amendment Act of 2023, effective November 28, 2023 (D.C.
(c) Among other reforms, the legislation increased the notice period that housing providers must provide to tenants of a prospective rent increase from 30 days to 60 days.
Law 25-65;
(d) Because of the increased notice requirement, housing providers who planned to initiate rent increases between December 28, 2023, and January 27, 2024, including on January 1, cannot comply with the 60-day notice requirement.
70 DCR 13822), which took effect on November 28, 2023.
(e) Similarly, housing providers who planned to initiate rent increases beginning February 1, 2024, would have had to provide notice to tenants by December 1, 2023, just 3 calendar days after the law took effect.
(b) Among other reforms, the legislation increased the notice period that housing providers must provide to tenants of a prospective rent increase from 30 days to 60 days.
(f) Emergency legislation is necessary to give housing providers sufficient time to comply with the new 60-day notice requirement.
(c) Because of the increased notice requirement, housing providers who planned to initiate rent increases between December 28, 2023, and January 27, 2024, including on January 1, cannot comply with the 60-day notice requirement.
(d) Similarly, housing providers who planned to initiate rent increases beginning February 1, 2024, would have had to provide notice to tenants by December 1, 2023, just 3 calendar days after the law took effect.
(e) Emergency legislation is necessary to give housing providers sufficient time to comply with the new 60-day notice requirement.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R25-0390, Effective from Dec 19, 2023 Published in DC Register Page 016632

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0390

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR25-0564 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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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
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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