Section 42-3502.13 - Vacant accommodation(a) When a tenant vacates a rental unit on the tenant's own initiative or as a result of a notice to vacate for nonpayment of rent, violation of an obligation of the tenant's tenancy, or use of the rental unit for illegal purpose or purposes as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the housing provider may elect to increase the amount of rent charged by: (1) 10% of the current allowable amount of rent charged for the vacant unit, if the previous tenant occupied the unit for 10 years or less; or(2) 20% of the current allowable amount of rent charged for the vacant unit, if the previous tenant occupied the unit for more than 10 years.(b) No increase under this section shall be permitted unless the housing accommodation has been registered under § 42-3502.05(f).(c) No rent increase under subsection (a) may be sought or granted within the 12-month period following the implementation of any rent increase pursuant to § 42-3502.12.(d) As part of a lease agreement for a new tenancy, the housing provider shall disclose to the tenant on a form published by the Rent Administrator: (1) The rent charged for the rental unit at the commencement of the tenancy; and(2) The amount of the increases in the rent charged for the rental unit during the preceding 3 years, including the basis for each rent adjustment.(e) For the purposes of this section, the term "rent charged" means the entire amount of money, money's worth, benefit, bonus, or gratuity a tenant must actually pay to a housing provider as a condition of occupancy or use of a rental unit, its related services, and its related facilities, pursuant to the Rent Stabilization Program.July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 213, 32 DCR 3089; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-192, § 13(d), 33 DCR 7836; Aug. 5, 2006, D.C. Law 16-145, § 2(f), 53 DCR 4889; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 2282(e), 65 DCR 9388; Feb. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-223, § 2, 66 DCR 185; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-248, § 2(e), 66 DCR 973.Applicability
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-223: § 7157 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 3 of D.C. Law 22-223. Therefore the amendment of this section by D.C. Law 22-223 has been implemented.
Section 4 of D.C. Law 22-248 provided that the repeal of subsection (d) of this section shall apply on the later of the applicability date of the Vacancy Increase Reform Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-223) [to be determined], or the effective date of this act [March 13, 2019]. D.C. Law 22-223 is not yet funded, therefore the repeal of subsection (d) of this section has not been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-223: § 3 of D.C. Law 22-223 provided that the change made to this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 22-223 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.