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B26-0273 • 2025

Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary 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
2025-09-12
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details about the consequences of missing the extended deadline for filing new registration statements.

Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This act extends the deadline for filing new registration statements by housing providers 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 by housing providers from 90 days to 180 days after completing a publicly accessible rent control housing database.
  • Requires owners of rental accommodations that are exempt from rent stabilization requirements to report current and prior monthly rents at the time of registration.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Housing providers who need to file new registration statements.
  • Owners of rental accommodations that are exempt from rent stabilization requirements.

Terms To Know

rent control
A system where the government sets limits on how much landlords can raise rents for their properties.
registration statement
A document that housing providers must file to provide information about their rental units, including rent amounts and other details.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act expires on April 5, 2026.
  • It does not specify what happens if the deadline is missed after the extension period ends.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0033, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009572, Expires on Apr 05, 2026

  2. 2025-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-07-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0101 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007684

  4. 2025-07-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-07-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0101

  6. 2025-06-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 09, 2025

  7. 2025-06-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-06-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0273 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0273 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rental Housing Registration Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL.

INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
SULY 7, 2025
‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,section205(f)oftheRentalHousingActof1985toextendthedeadlinefrom90daysto180daysforhousingproviderstofileanewregistrationstatementafterthecompletionofthepubliclyaccessiblerentcontrolhousingdatabase,andtorequireownersofrentalaccommodationsthatareexemptfromrentstabilizationtoreportcurrentandpriorrentamountsfortheprevious2calendaryearsatthetimeofregistration.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“RentalHousingRegistrationExtensionTemporaryAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section205(f)of the RentalHousing Act of 1985, effectiveJuly 17, 1985 (D.C.
Law6-10;D.C.OfficialCode§42-3502.05(0),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 strikingthe number “91” and insertingthe
number“181”initsplace.(@)A newparagraph(5)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(6)(A)Theownerofa rentalaccommodationthatisexemptfromrentstabilizationpursuanttosubsection(a)ofthissectionshall,atthetimeofregistration,providethefollowinginformationforeachrentalunit:“(i)Thecurrentmonthlyrentamount;and“Gi)Themonthlyrentamountchargedforthesameunitduringeachofthe2priorcalendaryears.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
“(B)Theinformationrequiredundersubparagraph(A)ofthisparagraphshallbesubmittedonlyatthetimeofregistrationandshallnotbesubjecttoanyongoingorannualreportingrequirements.”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1)).(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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DocketNo.826-0273

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