District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0124 Compare Versions

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8		-	A RESOLUTION
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14		-	March 7, 2023
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	6	+	_______________________________ 3
	7	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 4
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	9	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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	12	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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	15	+	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Rental Housing 12
	16	+	Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, 13
	17	+	certificates of assurance associated with District rent stabilization laws . 14
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	19	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution 16
	20	+	may be cited as the “Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Extension Emergency Declaration 17
	21	+	Resolution of 2023”. 18
	22	+	Sec. 2. (a) Section 221 of the Rental Housing Act of 1985 (D.C. Code § 42-19
	23	+	3502.21) allows owners of housing accommodations to apply for certificates of assurance 20
	24	+	from the Mayor, which would provide that in the event their properties become subject to 21
	25	+	any rent stabilization, the owners would recover in the form of a District real estate tax 22
	26	+	credit the difference between the annual fair market rents and the annual amount of 23
	27	+	stabilized rents the owners receive from the tenants in the housing accommodations . 24
	28	+	(b) Because the certificate of assurance entitlement lasts for as long as the 25
	29	+	properties remain housing accommodations , the entitlement may create a potentially 26
	30	+	prohibitive fiscal impact on future legislation . 27
	31	+	(c) Implementation barriers and concerns kept the program from ever being fully 28
	32	+	operational. 29 2
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17		-	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Rental
18		-	Housing Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s
19		-	issuance of, certificates of assurance associated with District rent stabilization laws .
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21		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution
22		-	may be cited as the “Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Extension Emergency Declaration
23		-	Resolution of 2023”.
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25		-	Sec. 2. (a) Section 221 of the Rental Housing Act of 1985 (D.C. Code § 42-
26		-	3502.21), allows owners of housing accommodations to apply for certificates of
27		-	assurance from the Mayor, which would provide that in the event their properties
28		-	become subject to rent stabilization , the owners would recover in the form of a District
29		-	real estate tax credit the difference between the annual fair market rents and the annual
30		-	amount of stabilized rent s the owners receive from the tenants in the housing
31		-	accommodations.
32		-	(b) Because the certificate of assurance entitlement lasts for as long as the
33		-	properties remain housing accommodations , the entitlement may create a potentially
34		-	prohibitive fiscal impact on future legislation .
35		-	(c) Implementation barriers and concerns kept the program from ever being
36		-	fully operational.
37		-	(d) On September 22, 2020, the Council passed t he Certificate of Assurance
38		-	Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, enacted November 2, 2020 ( D.C.
39		-	Act 23-454; 67 DCR 13216), which placed an emergency moratorium on applications
40		-	for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance to owners of housing
41		-	accommodations. The Council has passed further emergency and temporary legislation
42		-	in 2021 and 2022 to extend the moratorium.
43		-	(e) The Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of
44		-	2023 is necessary to maintain the status quo and give the Council time to carefully
45		-	deliberate an appropriate course of action regarding certificates of assurance.
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47		-	Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
48		-	enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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55		-	Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be
56		-	adopted after a single reading.
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58		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	35	+	(d) On September 22, 2020, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance 30
	36	+	Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (Bill 23-0900), which placed an 31
	37	+	emergency moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, c ertificates of 32
	38	+	assurance to owners of housing accommodations. 33
	39	+	(d) On June 29, 2021, the Council passed t he Certificate of Assurance Moratorium 34
	40	+	Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (Bill 24 -0314) and the Certificate of 35
	41	+	Assurance Moratorium Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (Bill 24 -0315) to 36
	42	+	extend the moratorium. 37
	43	+	(e) On May 3, 2022, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium 38
	44	+	Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (Bill 24 -0772) and the Certificate of 39
	45	+	Assurance Moratorium Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (Bill 24- 0773) to 40
	46	+	again extend the moratorium. 41
	47	+	(f) The Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 42
	48	+	is necessary to maintain the status quo and give the Council time to carefully deliberate 43
	49	+	an appropriate course of action reg arding certificates of assurance. 44
	50	+	Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 45
	51	+	enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 46
	52	+	Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted 47
	53	+	after a single reading. 48
	54	+	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 49