The Rent Administrator shall issue a final order for each petition, application, or complaint filed with the Rental Accommodations Division for which the Rent Administrator retains jurisdiction and is not required to transfer the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings by Chapters 41-44 of this title.
A final order shall contain the following:
A decision shall become final and effective when issued pursuant to §§ 3923.1 and 3923.2, except that if a motion for reconsideration is timely filed, the decision shall not become final until the motion is disposed of in accordance with § 3924.
The ten (10) business day time limit in which an appeal to the Commission shall be filed, as prescribed in § 216(h) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 42-3502.16(h)) and § 3802.2 of this title, shall begin to run when the decision becomes final.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-3923