4549705 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend District of Columbia Housing Authority recertification process for public housing residents
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA), pursuant to the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-203 (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt the following proposed amendments to Chapter 61 (Public Housing: Admission and Recertification) of Title 14 (Housing) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
The purpose of the proposed amendments is to amend the existing policies regarding DCHA’s recertification process for public housing residents.
Section 6118 (Recertification) of Chapter 61 (Public Housing: Admission and Recertification) of Title 14 (Housing) of the DCMR is amended as follows:
The introductory paragraph to Subsection 6118.1 is amended as follows:
6118.1 Lessee shall recertify, biennially, and shall be responsible for providing to DCHA a completed application for continued occupancy, including the appropriate verification forms. The forms are those provided by or otherwise authorized by DCHA. The Lessee’s responsibility to provide a completed application for continued occupancy, including the appropriate verification forms shall include but is not limited to the following:
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this rulemaking should file comments in writing no later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this Notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the Office of the General Counsel, DCHA, 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20002-7599; (202) 535-2835; copies of these rules may be obtained from DCHA at that same address. Alternatively, copies of the rules can be requested from and comments can be sent to Karen Harris, at Office of the General Counsel, District of Columbia Housing Authority, at PublicationComments@dchousing.org. Individuals wishing to comment by email must include the phrase “Comment to Proposed Rulemaking” in the subject line.
