District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-1055 — Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024

Last action — Resolution R25-0705, Effective from Nov 12, 2024 Published in DC Register Vol 71 and Page 014153

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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 07, 2024. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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35 added · 44 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been amended to declare an emergency that imposes a temporary halt on new applications for certificates of assurance related to rent stabilization laws. This moratorium is important because it addresses concerns that the existing program could create significant financial burdens on future housing reforms. The amendments also note that the program has faced implementation challenges, preventing it from functioning as intended. Overall, these changes aim to protect future adjustments to housing regulations while addressing ongoing issues with the current system.

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-705 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA November 12, 2024 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance associated with District rent stabilization laws.
White, Jr.
4 6 A PROPOSEDRESOLUTION ________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance associated with District rent stabilization laws.
Official Code § 42-3502.21) allows owners of housing accommodations to apply for certificates of assurance from the Mayor, which would provide that in the event their properties become subject to any rent stabilization, the owners would recover in the form of a District real estate tax credit the difference between the annual fair market rents and the annual amount of stabilized rents the owners receive from the tenants in the housing accommodations.
Official Code § 42-3502.21), allows owners of housing accommodations to apply for certificates of assurance from the Mayor, which provide that in the event the owner’s properties become subject to rent stabilization, the owners would recover, in the form of a District real estate tax credit, the difference between the annual fair market rents and the annual amount of stabilized rents the owners receive from the tenants in the housing accommodations (“program”).
(d) On September 22, 2020, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (Bill 23-0900), which placed an emergency moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance to owners of housing accommodations.
(d) On September 22, 2020, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C.
(e) The Council has extended the moratorium through subsequent emergency and temporary acts, including most recently the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, effective April 10, 2024 (D.C.
Act 23-454;
Law 25-152), which will expire on November 21, 2024.
67 DCR 13216), which placed an emergency moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance to owners of housing accommodations.
(e) The Council has extended the moratorium through subsequent emergency and temporary acts.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R25-0705, Effective from Nov 12, 2024 Published in DC Register Vol 71 and Page 014153

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0705

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR25-1055 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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