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28 changes: 15 additions & 13 deletions dc/council/code/titles/42/chapters/35/index.html
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<h1>Subchapter V-A. Payment of Rent Beyond 5 Days After Due Date.</h1>
<h2>§ 42–3505.31. Authorized fees for the payment of rent beyond 5 days after the rent payment is due.</h2>
<h2>§ 42–3505.31. Access by housing provider to dwelling unit.</h2>
<section>
<section class="line-group primary-content">
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(a)">(a)</span> Pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, a housing provider may charge a late fee of no more than 5% of the full amount of rent due by a tenant.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(b)">(b)</span> A housing provider may only charge a late fee:</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(1)">(1)</span> If the written lease agreement between the housing provider and the tenant informs the tenant of the maximum amount of the late fee that may be charged pursuant to this section; and</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(2)">(2)</span> If the tenant has not paid the full amount of rent within 5 days, or any longer grace period that may be provided in the lease, after the day the rent payment is due.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(c)">(c)</span> A housing provider shall not:</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(1)">(1)</span> Charge interest on a late fee;</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(2)">(2)</span> Deduct any amount of a late fee from a subsequent rent payment;</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(3)">(3)</span> Impose a late fee more than one time on each late payment;</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(4)">(4)</span> Evict a tenant on the basis of the nonpayment of a late fee; or</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(5)">(5)</span> Impose a late fee on a tenant for the late payment or nonpayment of any portion of the rent for which a rent subsidy provider, rather that the tenant, is responsible for paying.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(d)">(d)</span> After the grace period established pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of this section, a housing provider may issue a tenant an invoice to be paid within 30 days after the date of issuance for any lawfully imposed late fees. If the tenant does not pay the late fee within the 30-day period, the housing provider may deduct from a tenant's security deposit, at the end of the tenancy, any unpaid, lawfully imposed late fees, along with any other amounts lawfully due the housing provider.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(a)">(a)</span> For the purposes of this section, the term:</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(1)">(1)</span> "Reasonable notice" means written notice provided to the tenant at least 48 hours before the time the housing provider wishes to enter the unit or a shorter period of time as agreed to by the tenant in writing. Written notice may include electronic communication, including email and mobile text messaging; provided, that if the tenant fails to furnish a written acknowledgement, the housing provider will provide a paper notice.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)">(2)</span> "Reasonable purpose" means a purpose that is directly related to the housing provider's:</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(A)">(A)</span> Duty to keep the entire property safe from damage;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(B)">(B)</span> Duty to inspect the premises;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(C)">(C)</span> Duty to make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, renovations, or improvements;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(D)">(D)</span> Duty to supply necessary or agreed services and maintenance;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(E)">(E)</span> Need to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors; or</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(F)">(F)</span> Need to gain entry for work ordered by a governmental entity.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(3)">(3)</span> "Reasonable time" means a time between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and not on a Sunday or federal holiday, or at another time agreed upon by the tenant.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(b)">(b)</span><span class="level-num" id="(b)(1)">(1)</span> Except in the event of an emergency for the protection or preservation of the premises, or for the protection and safety of the tenants or other persons, a housing provider may enter a rental unit during a tenancy only for a reasonable purpose, at a reasonable time, and after having provided the tenant with reasonable notice.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(2)">(2)</span> Upon a showing by the tenant that the housing provider has entered a unit in violation of this section, or has repeatedly made unreasonable demands for entry, any court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the housing provider from that behavior and may assess appropriate damages against the housing provider for breach of the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of the premises.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(3)">(3)</span> Upon the allegation of a housing code violation by a tenant, a tenant may not unreasonably prevent the housing provider from accessing the unit for assessment and abatement of the alleged violation and must provide access to the unit within 48 hours of the written request by the housing provider for access.</p>
</section>
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<section class="line-group annotations">
<p>
(July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 531; <a class="internal-link" href="/dc/council/laws/21-172.html#§2(b)">as added December 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-172, § 2(b), 63 DCR 12959</a>.)
(<a class="internal-link" href="/dc/council/laws/21-210.html#§2(d)">February 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-210, § 2(d), 63 DCR 15302</a>.)
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</section>
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<h1>Subchapter V-A. Payment of Rent Beyond 5 Days After Due Date.</h1>
<section class="line-group toc child-link">
<a href="/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.31.html">§ 42–3505.31. Authorized fees for the payment of rent beyond 5 days after the rent payment is due.</a>
<a href="/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.31.html">§ 42–3505.31. Access by housing provider to dwelling unit.</a>
</section>
<section class="content">
<hr/>
<h1>§ 42–3505.31. Authorized fees for the payment of rent beyond 5 days after the rent payment is due.</h1>
<h1>§ 42–3505.31. Access by housing provider to dwelling unit.</h1>
<section>
<section class="line-group primary-content">
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(a)">(a)</span> Pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, a housing provider may charge a late fee of no more than 5% of the full amount of rent due by a tenant.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(b)">(b)</span> A housing provider may only charge a late fee:</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(1)">(1)</span> If the written lease agreement between the housing provider and the tenant informs the tenant of the maximum amount of the late fee that may be charged pursuant to this section; and</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(2)">(2)</span> If the tenant has not paid the full amount of rent within 5 days, or any longer grace period that may be provided in the lease, after the day the rent payment is due.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(c)">(c)</span> A housing provider shall not:</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(1)">(1)</span> Charge interest on a late fee;</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(2)">(2)</span> Deduct any amount of a late fee from a subsequent rent payment;</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(3)">(3)</span> Impose a late fee more than one time on each late payment;</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(4)">(4)</span> Evict a tenant on the basis of the nonpayment of a late fee; or</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(c)(5)">(5)</span> Impose a late fee on a tenant for the late payment or nonpayment of any portion of the rent for which a rent subsidy provider, rather that the tenant, is responsible for paying.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(d)">(d)</span> After the grace period established pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of this section, a housing provider may issue a tenant an invoice to be paid within 30 days after the date of issuance for any lawfully imposed late fees. If the tenant does not pay the late fee within the 30-day period, the housing provider may deduct from a tenant's security deposit, at the end of the tenancy, any unpaid, lawfully imposed late fees, along with any other amounts lawfully due the housing provider.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(a)">(a)</span> For the purposes of this section, the term:</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(1)">(1)</span> "Reasonable notice" means written notice provided to the tenant at least 48 hours before the time the housing provider wishes to enter the unit or a shorter period of time as agreed to by the tenant in writing. Written notice may include electronic communication, including email and mobile text messaging; provided, that if the tenant fails to furnish a written acknowledgement, the housing provider will provide a paper notice.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)">(2)</span> "Reasonable purpose" means a purpose that is directly related to the housing provider's:</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(A)">(A)</span> Duty to keep the entire property safe from damage;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(B)">(B)</span> Duty to inspect the premises;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(C)">(C)</span> Duty to make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, renovations, or improvements;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(D)">(D)</span> Duty to supply necessary or agreed services and maintenance;</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(E)">(E)</span> Need to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors; or</p>
<p class="text-indent-3"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(2)(F)">(F)</span> Need to gain entry for work ordered by a governmental entity.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(a)(3)">(3)</span> "Reasonable time" means a time between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and not on a Sunday or federal holiday, or at another time agreed upon by the tenant.</p>
<p class="text-indent-1"><span class="level-num" id="(b)">(b)</span><span class="level-num" id="(b)(1)">(1)</span> Except in the event of an emergency for the protection or preservation of the premises, or for the protection and safety of the tenants or other persons, a housing provider may enter a rental unit during a tenancy only for a reasonable purpose, at a reasonable time, and after having provided the tenant with reasonable notice.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(2)">(2)</span> Upon a showing by the tenant that the housing provider has entered a unit in violation of this section, or has repeatedly made unreasonable demands for entry, any court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the housing provider from that behavior and may assess appropriate damages against the housing provider for breach of the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of the premises.</p>
<p class="text-indent-2"><span class="level-num" id="(b)(3)">(3)</span> Upon the allegation of a housing code violation by a tenant, a tenant may not unreasonably prevent the housing provider from accessing the unit for assessment and abatement of the alleged violation and must provide access to the unit within 48 hours of the written request by the housing provider for access.</p>
</section>
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<section class="line-group annotations">
<p>
(July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 531; <a class="internal-link" href="/dc/council/laws/21-172.html#§2(b)">as added December 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-172, § 2(b), 63 DCR 12959</a>.)
(<a class="internal-link" href="/dc/council/laws/21-210.html#§2(d)">February 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-210, § 2(d), 63 DCR 15302</a>.)
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</section>
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