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PR26-0045 • 2025

Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Declaration of 2025

Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Declaration of 2025

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2025-02-14
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify an exact date for the enactment of new permanent rules, leaving this detail uncertain.

Emergency Declaration to Maintain Rent Rules

This law declares an emergency and extends the temporary ban on certain housing certificates until new permanent rules are in place.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares an emergency situation due to congressional review of District rent stabilization laws.
  • Extends the moratorium (temporary ban) on applications for, and issuance of, certificates of assurance related to rent stabilization laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Landlords who need certificates of assurance under District rent stabilization laws.
  • The Mayor's office which issues these certificates.

Terms To Know

Certificate of Assurance
A document issued by the government that confirms a landlord meets certain requirements for renting properties in the District.
Moratorium
A temporary ban on something, like applying for or getting certificates of assurance.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date when new permanent rules will take effect is not specified.
  • It only applies to the District of Columbia and its residents.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0018, Effective from Feb 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001442

  2. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0018

  5. 2025-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0045 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Declaration of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-18

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

February 4, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to maintain a moratorium on applications for,
and the Mayor’s issuance of, certificates of assurance associated with District rent
stabilization laws.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution
may be cited as the “Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) On November 12, 2024, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance
Moratorium Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective November 22, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-
633; 71 DCR 14464), which will expire on February 20, 2025.
(b) On November 26, 2024, the Council passed the Certificate of Assurance Moratorium
Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, enacted on December 19, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-663; 71 DCR
16298), which was transmitted to Congress on January 23, 2025, and is projected to become law
on March 6, 2025.
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
Certificate of Assurance Moratorium Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of
2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.