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PR26-0608 • 2025

Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2026-LRSP-01A Approval Resolution of 2026

Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2026-LRSP-01A Approval Resolution of 2026

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
at the request of the District of Columbia Housing Authority
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Approval of Rent Supplement Contract for Affordable Housing

The bill approves a long-term subsidy contract to support affordable housing units in the District of Columbia.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a 20-year subsidy contract with 2229 M Street NE Owner LLC to fund housing costs associated with affordable housing units.
  • Provides an annual operating subsidy not exceeding $615,228 for 24 affordable housing units.
  • Requires the Council of the District of Columbia to send a copy of this resolution to the Housing Authority and the Mayor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia Housing Authority
  • Residents who will live in the affordable housing units at 2229 M Street NE
  • 2229 M Street NE Owner LLC, which owns the property

Terms To Know

Subsidy contract
An agreement where the government provides financial support to help cover costs.
Affordable housing units
Homes that are priced so people with lower incomes can afford them.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long the affordable housing will remain available.
  • It is unclear if there are any conditions for maintaining the subsidy over the 20-year period.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0371, Effective from Mar 31, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006082

  2. 2026-04-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0608 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  3. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Housing

  4. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  5. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0371

  6. 2026-03-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0608 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2026-LRSP-01A Approval Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-371

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 31, 2026

To approve an agreement to enter into a long-term subsidy contract for 20 years in support of the
District’s Local Rent Supplement Program to fund housing costs associated with
affordable housing units for Contract No. 2026-LRSP-01A with 2229 M Street NE
Owner LLC for program units located at 2229 M Street, NE.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2026-LRSP-01A
Approval Resolution of 2026”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51), and section 202 of the
Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18- 371; D.C.
Official Code § 2- 352.02), the Council approves Contract No. 2026-LRSP-01A, a long-term
subsidy contract, with 2229 M Street NE Owner, LLC to provide an operating subsidy in
support of 24 affordable housing units in an i nitial amount not to exceed $615,228 annually.

Sec. 3. Transmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the District of
Columbia Housing Authority and the Mayor.

Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 5. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.