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B26-0272 • 2025

Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2025-07-04
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify whether the act limits ongoing or annual reporting requirements beyond initial registration.

Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Act of 2025

This act extends the deadline for filing new registration statements from 90 days to 180 days and requires owners of rental accommodations exempt from rent stabilization to report current and prior monthly rents at the time of registration.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the deadline for filing new registration statements from 90 days to 180 days after the completion of a publicly accessible rent control housing database.
  • Requires owners of rental units that are not subject to rent stabilization to provide information about current and prior monthly rents at the time of registration.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Housing providers who need to file new registration statements after a publicly accessible rent control housing database is completed.
  • Owners of rental accommodations that are exempt from rent stabilization requirements.

Terms To Know

rental accommodation
A place where people pay money to live, like an apartment or house.
rent stabilization
Rules that limit how much rent can increase each year in certain areas.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is only effective for a period of up to 90 days and will expire on September 23, 2025.
  • It does not specify the exact date when it takes effect after approval by the Mayor or Council action if there is a veto.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0090 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007552, Expires on Sep 23, 2025

  2. 2025-06-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0090, Expires on Sep 23, 2025

  4. 2025-06-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jun 25, 2025

  5. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0272 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-90
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
JUNE 25, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,section205(f)oftheRentalHousingActof1985toextendthedeadlinefrom90daysto180daysforhousingproviderstofileanewregistrationstatementafterthecompletionofthepubliclyaccessiblerentcontrolhousingdatabase,andtorequireownersofrentalaccommodationsthatareexemptfromrentstabilizationtoreportcurrentandpriorrentamountsfortheprevious2calendaryearsatthetimeofregistration.
BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedas the“RentalHousingRegistrationExtensionEmergency Amendment Act of
2025”.
Sec.2.Section205(f)oftheRentalHousingActof1985,effectiveJuly17,1985(D.C.Law6-10;D.C.OfficialCode§42-3502.05(f),isamendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(1)isamendedbystrikingthenumber“90”andinsertingthenumber“180”initsplace.
(b)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthenumber“90”andinsertingthenumber“180”initsplace.(©)Paragraph(4)isamendedasfollows:(1)Subparagraph(A)isamendedbystrikingthenumber“90”andinsertingthenumber“180”initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph (B)(i)isamended by strikingthenumber “91” and insertingthe
number“181”initsplace.
(@)A newparagraph(5)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(S5)(A)The ownerof a rentalaccommodation thatisexempt from rent
stabilizationpursuanttosubsection(a)ofthissectionshall,atthetimeofregistration,providethefollowinginformationforeachrentalunit:“()Thecurrentmonthlyrentamount;and“Gi)Themonthlyrentamountchargedforthesameunitduringeachofthe2priorcalendaryears.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
“(B)Theinformationrequiredundersubparagraph(A)ofthisparagraphshallbesubmittedonlyatthetimeofregistrationandshallnotbesubjecttoanyongoingorannualreportingrequirements.”.
Sec,3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpact statementoftheBudget Directorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-204.12(a)).
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APPROVEDJUNE 25, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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