B 26-0197 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Tenant Payment Plan Phasing Temporary Act of 2025

This bill requires landlords to maintain rent payment plans agreed upon between March 2020 and July 2022 for tenants facing pandemic-related financial hardship. It directly affects residential and small commercial tenants (under 6,500 sq. ft.) who demonstrated hardship from the COVID-19 emergency. Key provisions include banning fees/interest for payment plans, prohibiting credit reporting of plan-related rent, and preventing evictions for nonpayment during the plan period. Landlords must approve applications without requiring lump-sum payments and allow online/phone applications, with denied applicants able to file complaints with the Rent Administrator or Department of Licensing.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Tenant Rights Landlords Renters

Bill status introduced 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025

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This bill text shows formatting and line number changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core provisions regarding rent payment plans for tenants affected by COVID-19 remain unchanged, including eligibility criteria, program requirements, and enforcement mechanisms. The document appears to be a technical revision of the bill's formatting and pagination.

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Line numbers and page breaks were renumbered and reformatted throughout the document, with some text appearing in different positions but maintaining the same content.

Header information was updated to show 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' status with new page numbering starting from page 1.

Original councilmember attribution lines were removed and replaced with engrossment formatting.

Floor votes · Council Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

10–2

Passed

Total votes 12

Apr 1, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1 Nay

90% Yea

I Independent2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (10-2)

council

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

B26-0197 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors