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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0368

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9-A RESOLUTION
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13-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15-September 19, 2023
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17-To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to continue existing
18-requirements for providers of commercial or residential rental property to abide by agreed
19-upon rent payment plans with eligible tenants.
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21-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution
22-may be cited as the “Tenant Payment Plan Phasing Continuation Emergency Declaration
23-Resolution of 2023”.
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25-Sec. 2. (a) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council created protections and
26-procedural changes to address the widespread ramifications of the public health emergency and
27-its aftermath. The District ended the initial COVID-19 public health emergency in July 2021.
28-The Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, effective June 24, 2021 (D.C.
29-Law 24-9; 68 DCR 4824) (“Temporary Act”), which contained many of the longer-term
30-protective measures, expired on February 4, 2022.
31-(b) For commercial and residential tenants, provisions in the Temporary Act provided
32-that their rental provider shall offer a rent payment plan for eligible tenants between March 11,
33-2020 and July 25, 2022. The payment plans shall have a minimum term length of one year,
34-unless otherwise agreed upon by the tenant and provider, during which time providers shall not
35-report to credit reporting agencies as delinquent any payments made under an agreed upon
36-plan. The Temporary Act also required providers to retain tenant payment plan applications for
37-at least 3 years.
38-(c) The Council passed 2 rounds of emergency and temporary legislation to continue
39-these protections to residential and commercial tenants. These new emergency and temporary
40-measures are similarly necessary to maintain the legislated payment plan protections for
41-residential and commercial tenants whose payment plans have not yet been completed and to
42-uphold the requirement that providers retain payment plan application records for at least 3
43-years.
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4+ _______________________________ 1
5+Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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8+A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 5
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11+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
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14+To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to continue existing 11
15+requirements for providers of commercial or residential rental property to abide by agreed 12
16+upon rent payment plans with eligible tenants. 13
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18+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution 15
19+may be cited as the “Tenant Payment Plan Phasing Continuation Emergency Declaration 16
20+Resolution of 2023”. 17
21+Sec. 2. (a) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council created protections and 18
22+procedural changes to address the widespread ramifications of the public health emergency and 19
23+its aftermath. T he District removed the initial COVID-19 public health emergency in July 20
24+2021. The Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021, effective June 24, 2021 21
25+(D.C. Law 24- 9; 68 DCR 4824) (“Temporary Act”), which contained many of the longer-term 22
26+protective measures, expired on February 4, 2022. 23
27+(b) For commercial and residential tenants, provisions in the Temporary Act provided 24
28+that their rental provider shall offer a rent payment plan for eligible tenants between March 11, 25
29+2020, and July 25, 2022. The payment plans shall have a minimum term length of one year, 26
30+unless otherwise agreed upon by the tenant and provider, during which time providers shall not 27
31+report to credit reporting agencies as delinquent any payments made under an agreed upon 28
32+plan. The Temporary Act also required providers to retain tenant payment plan applications for 29
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56-Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2
57-constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Tenant Payment Plan
58-Phasing Continuation Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
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60-Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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36+(c) The Council passed two rounds of emergency and temporary legislation to continue 31
37+these protections to residential and commercial tenants. These new emergency and temporary 32
38+measures are similarly necessary to maintain the legislated payment plan protections for 33
39+residential and commercial tenants whose payment plans have not yet been completed and to 34
40+uphold the requirement that providers retain payment plan application records for at least 3 35
41+years. 36
42+Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 37
43+enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 38
44+Tenant Payment Plan Phasing Continuation Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted 39
45+after a single reading. 40
46+Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 41