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Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 14
to continue foreclosure protections for homeowners who applied for funding from the DC 15
Homeowner Assistance Fund (“DC HAF") program before September 30, 2022 and 16
whose applications remain under review, pending approval, pending payment, or under 17
appeal, and to require that notices continue to be sent to homeowners informing them of 18
the DC HAF program before a foreclosure action. 19
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
resolution may be cited as the “Foreclosure Moratorium and Homeowner Assistance Fund 22
Coordination Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024” . 23
Sec. 2. (a) On June 25, 2024, the Council passed the Foreclosure Moratorium and 24
Homeowner Assistance Fund Coordination Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25 -25
514; 71 DCR 9340) , which was enacted on July 18, 2024, and expires on October 16, 2024. 26
(b) On July 9, 2024, the Council passed a corresponding Foreclosure Moratorium and 27
Homeowner Assistance Fund Coordination Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 ( D.C. Act 25-28
533; 71 DCR 9942) , which was transmitted to Congress on August 6, 2024, and is projected to 29
become law on December 7, 2024. 30
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the 31
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act. 32 2
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute 33
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Foreclosure Moratorium and Homeowner 34
Assistance Fund Coordination Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be 35
adopted after a single reading. 36
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 37