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2		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	4	+	___________________________ 1
	5	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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	8	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 5
	9	+	________ 6
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	11	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
	12	+	______________________ 9
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	14	+	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Rental Housing 11
	15	+	Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, 12
	16	+	certificates of assurance associated with District rent stabilization laws . 13
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	18	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution 15
	19	+	may be cited as the “Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Emergency 16
	20	+	Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 17
	21	+	Sec. 2. (a) Section 221 of the Rental Housing Act of 1985 (D.C. Code § 42-18
	22	+	3502.21) allows owners of housing accommodations to apply for certificates of assurance 19
	23	+	from the Mayor, which would provide that in the event their properties become subject to 20
	24	+	any rent stabilization, the owners would recover in the form of a District real estate tax 21
	25	+	credit the difference between the annual fair market rents and the annual amount of 22
	26	+	stabilized rents the owners receive from the tenants in the housing accommodations . 23
	27	+	(b) Because the certificate of assurance entitlement lasts for as long as the 24
	28	+	properties remain housing accommodations , the entitlement may create a potentially 25
	29	+	prohibitive fiscal impact on future reform legislation . 26
	30	+	(c) Implementation barriers and concerns kept the program from ever being fully 27
	31	+	operational. 28 2
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8		-	A RESOLUTION
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10		-	25-393
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14		-	December 19, 2023
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16		-	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Rental
17		-	Housing Act of 1985 to enact a moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s
18		-	issuance of, certificates of assurance associated with District rent stabilization laws.
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20		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution
21		-	may be cited as the “Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Emergency
22		-	Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
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24		-	Sec. 2. (a) Section 221 of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C.
25		-	Law 6-10; D.C. Code § 42-3502.21), allows owners of housing accommodations to apply for
26		-	certificates of assurance from the Mayor, which would provide that in the event their properties
27		-	become subject to any rent stabilization, the owners would recover in the form of a District real
28		-	estate tax credit the difference between the annual fair market rents and the annual amount of
29		-	stabilized rents the owners receive from the tenants in the housing accommodations.
30		-	(b) Because the certificate of assurance entitlement lasts for as long as the properties
31		-	remain housing accommodations, the entitlement may create a potentially prohibitive fiscal
32		-	impact on future reform legislation.
33		-	(c) Implementation barriers and concerns kept the program from ever being fully
34		-	operational.
35		-	(d) On September 22, 2020, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium
36		-	Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, effective November 2, 2020 (D.C. Act 23-454; 67 DCR
37		-	13216), which placed an emergency moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance
38		-	of, certificates of assurance to owners of housing accommodations.
39		-	(e) Most recently, this moratorium was extended by the Certificate of Assurance
40		-	Moratorium Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, effective June 14, 2023 (D.C. Law
41		-	25-18; 70 DCR 6337), which will expire on January 25, 2024.
42		-	(f) Emergency legislation is necessary to maintain the status quo while permanent
43		-	legislation is introduced and considered.
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45		-	Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
46		-	enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
47		-	Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be 2
48		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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54		-	adopted after a single reading.
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56		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	34	+	(d) On September 22, 2020, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance 29
	35	+	Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (Bill 23-0900), which placed an 30
	36	+	emergency moratorium on applications for, and the Mayor’s issuance of, c ertificates of 31
	37	+	assurance to owners of housing accommodations. 32
	38	+	(e) Most recently, this moratorium was extended by the Certificate of Assurance 33
	39	+	Moratorium Second Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, which will expire on 34
	40	+	January 25
	41	+	th
	42	+	2024. 35
	43	+	(f) The Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Emergency 36
	44	+	Amendment Act of 2023 is necessary to maintain the status quo while permanent 37
	45	+	legislation is introduced and considered. 38
	46	+	Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 39
	47	+	enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 40
	48	+	Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Second Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be 41
	49	+	adopted after a single reading. 42
	50	+	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 43