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DC Council Hearing
10:30 AM, ROOM 500, COUNCIL CHAMBER, PUBLIC HEARING, COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Muriel Bowser, Chairperson
1. "Tenant Protection Act of 2009", Bill 18-42. To prevent the District from closing occupied rental properties and displacing tenants due to the owner’s failure to maintain the premises in compliance with the D.C. housing and building codes, except in case of emergency when the conditions cannot be rectified. (Introduced by Councilmember Graham)
2. "Omnibus Rental Housing Amendment Act of 2009", Bill 18-92. To allow a tenant to bring a cause of action in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enforce the provisions of the District of Columbia Housing Code; to require inspection of residential properties by the Mayor to ensure habitability; and to require notice to tenants of DCRA/OAH enforcement proceedings
and due process protections. (Introduced by Councilmember Graham)
EXECUTIVE WITNESS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Thursday, June 4, 2009, 10:30 am |
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John A. Wilson Building, Room 500 |
To sign up to testify, contact Committee Clerk Spencer Maguire at 724-8052 or smaguire@dccouncil.us.