Section 14-3600. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

3600.1This chapter sets forth rules governing the operation of the District of Columbia Government Employer-Assisted Housing Program, which includes the Metropolitan Police Housing Assistance Program, administered by the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).

 

3600.2The purpose of the Employer-Assisted Housing Program (Program) shall be to provide financial assistance to District of Columbia government employees (Employees) to purchase homes, including a share payment to a housing cooperative, to be used as his or her principal place of residence, and to encourage Metropolitan Police Officers to reside in the District. The Program is designed to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing to District government employees.

 

3600.3DHCD may, in its discretion, contract with a qualified contractor(s) for the operation of the Employer-Assisted Housing Program, consistent with this chapter.

 

3600.4The Employer-Assisted Housing Program is established pursuant to the District of Columbia Government Employer-Assisted Housing Act of 1992, D. C. Law 9-118, effective June 11, 1992 (D. C. Code §§ 45-2221 et seq.), as amended by the Metropolitan Police Housing Assistance Program and Community Safety Act of 1993, D.C. Law 10-70.

 

3600.5Nothing in this chapter, including a determination of eligibility for participation in the Program, shall be construed as creating a right or entitlement for any applicant. The financial assistance to be provided under this Program shall be provided on the basis of the availability of funds to DHCD for Program implementation.

 

3600.6The Director, for good cause shown in writing, may waive any provision of this chapter, consistent with applicable law. All waivers shall be justified by a determination that undue hardship will result from applying the requirement and that application of the requirement would adversely affect the purpose and objective of the Employer-Assisted Housing Program.

 

3600.7No officer, employee or agency of the District of Columbia government who exercises any functions or responsibility in connection with the administration of the Employer-Assisted Housing Program shall be allowed to have any interest, direct or indirect, in the proceeds of a loan or any contract entered into by the applicant for the purchase of property financed, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of the loan.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for the regulations published in this chapter is D.C. Law 9-118, the "District of Columbia Government Employer- Assisted Housing Act of 1992, D.C. Official Code §§ 42-3801 et seq. (2001); as amended by D.C. Law 10-70, the "Metropolitan Police Housing Assistance Program and Community Safety Act of 1993, D.C. Official Code §§ 2901 et seq. (2001).

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 155 (January 8, 1993); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 799 (February 10, 1995); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 9853(November 1, 2002).

EditorNote

The regulations in this chapter were promulgated to implement the D.C. Government Employer-Assisted Housing Program established pursuant to the District of Columbia Government Employer-Assisted Housing Act of 1992, as amended. Section 1101 of D.C. Law 12-60, the "Fiscal Year 1998 Revised Budget Support Act of 1997," effective March 20, 1998, provided that "the District of Columbia Employer- Assisted Housing Act of 1992, effective June 11, 1992 (D.C. Law 9-118; D.C. Code § 45-2221 et seq.) is repealed." Subsequently, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted D.C. Law 13-96, the "Government Employer-Assisted Housing Amendment Act of 1999," effective May 9, 2000, to reestablish the D.C. Government Employer-Assisted Housing Program.