| 7 | | - | AN ACT |
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| 11 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 13 | | - | ______________________ |
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| 15 | | - | To amend, on a temporary basis, the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to maintain a moratorium on |
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| 16 | | - | voluntary agreements. |
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| 18 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may |
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| 19 | | - | be cited as the “Voluntary Agreement Moratorium Temporary Amendment Act of 2023”. |
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| 21 | | - | Sec. 2.Section 215a(a) of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective March 16, 2021 |
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| 22 | | - | (D.C. Law 23-246; D.C. Official Code § 42-3502.15a(a)), is amended by striking the phrase “2 |
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| 23 | | - | years beginning on October 1, 2021” and inserting the phrase “one year beginning on October 1, |
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| 24 | | - | 2023” in its place. |
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| 26 | | - | Sec. 3. Applicability. |
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| 27 | | - | This act shall apply as of October 1, 2023. |
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| 29 | | - | Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. |
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| 30 | | - | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact |
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| 31 | | - | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved |
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| 32 | | - | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). |
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| 34 | | - | Sec. 5. Effective date. |
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| 35 | | - | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the |
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| 36 | | - | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as |
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| 37 | | - | provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved |
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| 45 | | - | ENROLLED ORIGINAL |
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| 7 | + | A BILL 1 |
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| 8 | + | 2 |
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| 9 | + | 24-445 3 |
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| 11 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 |
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| 12 | + | 6 |
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| 13 | + | ______________________ 7 |
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| 15 | + | To enact on a temporary basis the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to maintain a moratorium on 9 |
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| 16 | + | voluntary agreements. 10 |
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| 17 | + | 11 |
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| 18 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may 12 |
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| 19 | + | be cited as the “Voluntary Agreement Moratorium Temporary Amendment Act of 2023”. 13 |
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| 20 | + | Sec. 2. The Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-10; D.C. 14 |
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| 21 | + | Official Code § 42-3501.01 et seq.)), is amended by adding a new section 215a to read as 15 |
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| 22 | + | follows: 16 |
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| 23 | + | "Sec. 215a. (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 215, tenants and housing 17 |
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| 24 | + | providers shall not enter into a voluntary agreement pursuant to section 215(a) for 1 year. 18 |
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| 25 | + | "(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not affect any voluntary agreements that have 19 |
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| 26 | + | already been approved by the Rent Administrator pursuant to section 215(b) prior to the 20 |
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| 27 | + | applicability date of the Voluntary Agreement Moratorium Amendment Act of 2020, passed on 21 |
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| 28 | + | 2nd reading December 15, 2020 (enrolled version of Bill 23-878).". 22 |
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| 29 | + | Sec. 3. Applicability. 23 |
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| 30 | + | This act shall apply as of October 1, 2023. 24 |
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| 31 | + | 25 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL |
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| 51 | | - | December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the |
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| 52 | | - | District of Columbia Register. |
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| 53 | | - | (a) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having effect. |
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| 56 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | | - | Chairman |
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| 58 | | - | Council of the District of Columbia |
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| 63 | | - | _________________________________ |
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| 64 | | - | Mayor |
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| 65 | | - | District of Columbia |
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| 37 | + | Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 26 |
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| 38 | + | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 27 |
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| 39 | + | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 28 |
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| 40 | + | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 29 |
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| 41 | + | Sec. 2. Effective date. 30 |
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| 42 | + | (a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 31 |
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| 43 | + | the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 32 |
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| 44 | + | as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 33 |
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| 45 | + | 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 34 |
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| 46 | + | Columbia Register. 35 |
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| 47 | + | (b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having effect. 36 |
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