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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 14. HOUSING |
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Chapter 14-3. LANDLORD AND TENANT |
Section 14-307. PROHIBITION OF RETALIATORY ACTS AGAINST TENANTS
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307.1No action or proceeding to recover possession of a habitation may be brought against a tenant, nor shall an owner otherwise cause a tenant to quit a habitation involuntarily, in retaliation for any of the tenant’s actions listed in § 307.3.
307.2No demand for an increase in rent from the tenant, nor decrease in the services to which the tenant has been entitled, nor increase in the obligations of a tenant shall be made in retaliation against a tenant for any of the tenant’s actions listed in § 307.3.
307.3This section prohibits the taking of any of the actions set forth in this section in retaliation against the tenant for any of the following actions by a tenant:
(a)A good faith complaint or report concerning housing deficiencies made to the owner or a governmental authority, directly by the tenant or through a tenant organization;
(b)The good faith organization of a tenant organization or membership in a tenant organization;
(c)The good fait assertion of rights under this subtitle, including rights under §§ 301 and 302 of this chapter, or § 101 of chapter 1.