District of Columbia rental housing laws

What it would do: Amends tenant receivership law to expand grounds for receivership, establish receiver fee liens with 6-8% interest, authorize property sales or bankruptcy filings for non-compliant owners, restrict rent increases during and after receivership, and permit dissolution of LLCs and limited partnerships for fraud or abuse.

What it would do: Establishes a SHARE pilot program requiring mediation between landlords and tenants for eviction cases involving nonpayment of rent between $600 and $6,000, and creates a fund to provide rental assistance and moving expenses when parties reach settlement agreements.

What it would do: Amends housing laws to expand rental assistance eligibility to very low-income residents, clarify housing provider access rights, establish 30-60 day eviction hearing timelines, modernize eviction notice delivery, and modify the Mayor's opportunity to purchase newer buildings within 15 years to preserve affordable housing.

What it would do: Clarifies that guests remaining in hotels, motels, or short-term rentals beyond their rental term or without timely payment have no lawful authority to remain and are trespassing, and specifies that transient guests must exit at rental conclusion unless the host grants permission to stay.

What it would do: Requires housing providers to disclose all utility charges, calculation methods, and recent utility bills to prospective tenants before application and in leases, makes utility charges unenforceable if disclosures are violated, and allows tenants to redeem utility debts before eviction if owed amount is at least $600.

What it would do: Allows authorized residential tenants to request copies of water bills from DC Water, make payments that reduce rent owed, and apply for utility assistance programs. Prohibits DC Water from disconnecting water service to residential properties for nonpayment.

What it would do: Reforms DC Water's billing and disconnection practices by establishing timelines for delinquency, requiring notice to tenants and District agencies, prohibiting disconnections during extreme temperatures, allowing tenants to receive service in their own names, creating an amnesty program, and requiring monthly reporting to the Council.