| 1 | 1 | | _______________________________ 1 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL 6 |
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| 8 | 8 | | ______________ 8 |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 |
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| 11 | 11 | | ______________________ 11 |
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| 13 | 13 | | To amend, on an emergency basis, the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on 13 |
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| 14 | 14 | | applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance associated with 14 |
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| 15 | 15 | | District rent stabilization laws . 15 |
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| 17 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may 17 |
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| 18 | 18 | | be cited as the “Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Emergency Amendment 18 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Act of 2023” . 19 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 2. The Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C. Law 6- 10; D.C. 20 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Official Code § 42- 3501.01 et seq .)), is amended by adding a new section 221a to read as 21 |
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| 22 | 22 | | follows: 22 |
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| 23 | 23 | | “Sec. 221a. Certificate of assurance moratorium. 23 |
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| 24 | 24 | | “Notwithstanding the requirements of section 221, beginning on November 2, 2020, no 24 |
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| 25 | 25 | | owner of a housing accommodation shall request a certificate of assurance, and the Mayor shall 25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | not issue a certificate of assurance for any request received .”. 26 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Sec. 3. Applicability. 27 |
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| 28 | 28 | | This act shall apply as of November 2, 2020. 28 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 29 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 30 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 31 |
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| 33 | 33 | | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 32 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 5. Effective date. 33 |
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| 35 | 35 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 34 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 35 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 36 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 37 |
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| 39 | 39 | | D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.12(a)). 38 |
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