Washington D.C. Council Bill 210884 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on September 20 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-10-19 - Public Hearing Held
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

As introduced, this bill limits an adjustment in rent of a rent controlled unit by a housing provider to not more than 5% unless certain exceptions are approved by the Rent Administrator (appointed by the Mayor). If a unit is occupied by an elderly or disabled tenant the amount of the adjustment shall not exceed the least of the following: an adjustment of general applicability, the most recent annual cost-of-living adjustment of benefits for social security recipients, or five percent of the current rent charged. It also requires housing providers to disclose the rent charged for the rental unit and the amount the rent has increased over the preceding 3 years, including the basis for each rent adjustment.

Rental Housing Affordability Stabilization Amendment Act Of 2016

Cnc. Anita Bonds [D]	Cnc. Brianne Nadeau [D]	Cnc. Elissa Silverman [I]	Cnc. Mary Cheh [D]
Cnc. Robert White [D]	Cnc. Phil Mendelson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-19	Council	Public Hearing Held
2016-09-30	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2016-09-23	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0884 Published in the DC Register
2016-09-20	Council	Referred to Committee on Housing and Community Development
2016-09-20	Council	Introduced in Committee of the Whole

Type	Source
Summary	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0884
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/36418/B21-0884-Introduction.pdf