B26-0003 • 2025

Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Housing Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: R. White
Last action: 2025-04-18
Official status: Official Law
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text references adjustments effective from July 1, 2023, through April 30, 2025, but the law itself was enacted in early 2025 and expires Nov 19, 2025. The exact start date of enforcement for new notices may depend on prior legal rent calculations.

Temporary Limits on Rent Increases for Stabilized Housing in D.C.

This law temporarily limits how much rent can rise each year and over two years for specific types of tenants in the District of Columbia until November 19, 2025.

What This Bill Does

Limits general annual rent increases to the lower of 6% or a specific inflation measure plus 2%, with a total cap of 12% over two years for most units.
Caps annual rent hikes at the lower of 4% or the general adjustment rate for units leased by home and community-based services waiver providers, with an 8% limit over two years.
Restricts increases for elderly tenants or those with disabilities to the lowest of three options: a general adjustment rate, Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, or 4%, totaling no more than 8% over two years.
Allows landlords to issue new rent increase notices with less than 30 days' notice if the new amount is lower than previously stated for increases effective on or after July 1, 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

Tenants living in rent-stabilized units in the District of Columbia.
Landlords who own or manage rent-stabilized housing properties.
Home and community-based services waiver providers that lease residential units.
Elderly tenants and tenants with disabilities residing in covered buildings.

Terms To Know

Rent Stabilized Unit: A housing unit where the government limits how much rent can increase each year to protect tenants from large price jumps.
CPI-W: Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, a measure of inflation used in this law to calculate allowable rent increases.
Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Provider: An organization that provides care services in the home or community and may lease housing units as part of those services.

Limits and Unknowns

This law expires automatically after 225 days from its effective date, ending on November 19, 2025.
The specific dollar amounts for rent increases depend on the current legal rent of each individual unit and inflation data at that time.

Bill History

2025-04-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0001, Effective from Apr 08, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004547, Expires on Nov 19, 2025
2025-02-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2025-02-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0005 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001640
2025-02-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0005
2025-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 21, 2025
2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-01-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0003 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0003 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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AN ACT

D.C. ACT 26-5
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theRentalHousingActof1985tolimit,for2years,theannualadjustmentofgeneralapplicabilityoftherentchargedinrentstabilizedunitstothelesserof6%ortheStandardMetropolitanStatisticalAreaConsumerPriceIndexforUrbanWageEamersandClericalWorkers(CPI-W)plus2%witha2-yearcumulativelimitof12%,tolimitfor2yearstheannualadjustmentoftherentchargedinrentstabilizedunitsleasedorco-leasedbyahomeandcommunity-basedserviceswaiverproviderthelesserof4%ortheadjustmentofgeneralapplicabilitywitha2-yearcumulativelimitof8%,andtolimitfor2yearstheannualadjustmentintheamountofrentchargedwhileaunitisoccupiedbyanelderlytenantortenantwithadisabilitytothelesserof4%,theadjustmentofgeneralapplicability,orthemostrecentannualcost-of-livingadjustmentofbenefitsforsocialsecurityrecipientswitha2-yearcumulativelimitof8%.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That thisactmay be
citedasthe“Rent StabilizedHousing InflationProtectionContinuationTemporary Amendment
Act of 2025”.
Sec.2,TitleIloftheRentalHousingActof1985,effectiveJuly17,1985(D.C.Law6-10;D.C.OfficialCode§42-3502.01etseq.),isamendedasfollows:(a)Section208(D.C.OfficialCode§42-3502.08)isamendedasfollows:(1)Subsection(h)(2)isamendedasfollows:
(A)Subparagraph(A)isamendedasfollows:(i)Theexistingtextisdesignatedassub-subparagraph(i).(ii)A newsub-subparagraph(ii)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“Gii)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsub-subparagraph(i)ofthissubparagraph,adjustmentsthattakeeffectfromJuly1,2023,throughApril30,2025,shallnotexceedthecurrentallowableamountofrentchargedfortheunit,plustheadjustmentofgeneral
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applicabilityplus2%,takenasapercentageofthecurrentallowableamountofrentcharged;provided,thatthetotaladjustmentshallnotexceed6%;”.(B)Subparagraph(C)isamendedasfollows:(i)Theexistingtextisdesignatedassub-subparagraph(j).(ii)A newsub-subparagraph(ii)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“Gil)Notwithstandingsub-subparagraph(i)ofthissubparagraph,adjustmentsthattakeeffectfromJuly1,2023,throughApril30,2025,shallnotexceedthecurrent
allowableamountofrentchargedfortheunitplusthelesserof4% ortheadjustmentofgeneralapplicabilityiftheunitisleasedorco-leasedbyahomeandcommunity-basedserviceswaiver
provider.”.(2)Newsubsections(i)and@)areaddedtoreadasfollows:“((1)Notwithstandingsection904(b),anynoticesofrentincreasesissuedpursuanttosubsection(h)(2)ofthissectionforwhichtherentincreaseshallbeeffectiveonorafterJuly1,2023,maybere-noticedwithlessthan30days’noticeiftherentincreaseislowerthantherent
increaseintheoriginalnotice.”.“(2)Anypaymentofrentinexcessofthelegalallowablerentchargedthatwasmadeinaccordancewithnoticesofrentincreasesissuedpriortotheeffectivedateofthisactshallberepaidtothepayerwithin30daysafteroverpaymentorbyAugust1,2023,whicheverislater.
Gj)Notwithstandingsubsection(h)(2)ofthissection,thetotalamountofadjustmentsfromMay1,2023,throughApril30,2025,shallnotexceedthelegalrentchargedonApril30,2023,for
theunitplus:“(1)8%,iftheunitisoccupiedbyanelderlytenantortenantwithadisability,oriftheunitisleasedorco-leasedbyahomeandcommunity-basedserviceswaiverprovider;or“(2)12%,iftheunitisoccupiedbyanyothertenant.”.(b)Section224(D.C.OfficialCode§42-3502.24)isamendedbyaddinganewsubsection
(a1)toreadasfollows:“(a-L)Notwithstandingsection208(h)orsubsection(a)ofthissection,anadjustmentthattakeseffectfromJuly1,2023,throughApril30,2025,intheamountofrentchargedwhileaunitisoccupiedbyanelderlytenantortenantwithadisability,withoutregardtoincome,shallnotexceed
therentchargedfortheunit,plustheleastof“(1)Theadjustmentofgeneralapplicability;*(2)Themostrecentannualcost-of-livingadjustmentofbenefitsforsocialsecurity
recipientsestablishedpursuanttosection215(i)oftheSocialSecurityAct,approvedAugust28,1950(64Stat.506;42U.S.C.§415(i));or
“(3)4%oftherentcharged.”.
Sec.3.Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofJanuary12,2025.
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Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.The CounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(¢)(1)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingeffect.
airman
CounciloftheDistrictofColumbia
MayorDistrictofColumbiaAPPROVED
FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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