Section 14-9300. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

 

9300.1The purpose of the Partnership Program for Affordable Housing is to work, in partnership with private sector for profit and non-profit owners, to protect and increase the supply of affordable housing in the District of Columbia, particularly:

 

(a)In properties requiring rehabilitation as a result of significant code violations;

 

(b)In neighborhoods where affordable housing is not readily available;

 

(c)Where subsidies are needed to reduce displacement as a result of gentrification;

 

(d)For low income disabled families requiring accessible or supportive living environments;

 

(e)For elderly families requiring accessible or supportive living environments; and

 

(f)Of units, located in poverty impacted neighborhoods, undergoing substantial rehabilitation as part of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy in which subsidies are required to reduce displacement or increase levels of affordability.

 

(g)As provided in 14 DCMR § 9313, where low rent housing operating assistance alone does not make the rental units affordable to income eligible households unless prohibited or determined by DCHA or HUD otherwise.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000, as amended (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-203 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 5800 (June 21, 2002); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 974 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 5016 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 10804 (October 17, 2014).