Section 14-4101. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF RENTAL UNITS AND HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS

 

4101.1The registration requirements of this section shall apply to each rental unit covered by the Act as provided by § 4100.3 and to each housing accommodation of which the rental unit is a part, including each rental unit exempt from the Rent Stabilization Program.

 

4101.2The terms “to register” and “registration” shall be understood to include filing with the Rent Administrator the following:

 

(a)For a rental unit covered by the Rent Stabilization Program, the information required to establish and regulate rent ceilings pursuant to § 205(f) of the Act and § 4204; or

 

(b)For rental units exempt from the Rent Stabilization Program the information required to establish the claim of exemption pursuant to § 205(a) of the Act and § 4103.

 

4101.3The registration requirements of the Act shall be satisfied for any rental unit not properly registered under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 only if the following applies:

 

(a)The housing provider of the rental unit has properly completed and filed with the Rent Administrator a new Registration/Claim of Exemption form pursuant to the Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder; and

 

(b)The housing provider has complied with the posting or mailing requirements of § 4101.6, and certified compliance to the Rent Administrator on a form provided for such certification.

 

4101.4The registration requirements of the Act shall be satisfied for any unit previously registered under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 only if the following occurs:

 

(a)The housing provider of the rental unit has previously completed and filed with the Rent Administrator a Registration/Claim of Exemption form (or equivalent) pursuant to the Rental Housing Act of 1980; and

 

(b)The housing provider has complied with the posting and mailing requirements of § 4101.7, and certified compliance to the Rent Administrator on a form provided for the certification.

 

4101.5Each Registration/Claim of Exemption form filed with the Rent Administrator under the Act or under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Rent Administrator.

 

4101.6Each housing provider who files a Registration/Claim of Exemption form under the Act shall, prior to or simultaneously with the filing, post a true copy of the Registration/Claim of Exemption form in a conspicuous place at the rental unit or housing accommodation to which it applies, or shall mail a true copy to each tenant of the rental unit or housing accommodation.

 

4101.7Any housing provider who filed a proper Registration/Claim of Exemption form under the Rental Housing Emergency Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-18, or under the Rental Housing Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-10 in accordance with the emergency regulations, 14 DCMR chapters 38 through 48, effective July 29, 1985 and repromulgated on November 22, 1986, shall be deemed to be properly registered or to have filed a proper claim of exemption under chapter 41 of these regulations; provided, that a housing provider who did not comply with the substance of § 4101.6 shall, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this subsection, comply with § 4101.6.

 

4101.8Each housing provider of a rental unit properly registered under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 who does not re-register the unit under the Act shall, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this chapter, post a true copy of the Registration/Claim of Exemption form filed under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 in a conspicuous place at the rental unit or housing accommodation to which it applies, or shall mail a true copy to each tenant of the rental unit or housing accommodation.

 

4101.9Any housing provider who has failed to satisfy the registration requirements of the Act pursuant to §§ 4101.3 or 4101.4 shall not be eligible for and shall not take or implement the following:

 

(a)Any upward adjustment in the rent ceiling for a rental unit authorized by the Act;

 

(b)Any increase in the rent charged for a rental unit which is not properly registered; or

 

(c)Any of the benefits which accrue to the housing provider of rental units exempt from the Rent Stabilization Program.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 1336, 1373 (March 7, 1986); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 2656, 2660 (May 2, 1986).