B 26-0545 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

River East at Grandview Homeownership Relief and Restoration Amendment Act of 2025

This bill provides targeted housing relief to 46 former homeowners displaced from River East at Grandview condominiums in Ward 8 after structural issues forced evacuations in 2021. It offers three specific mechanisms: HPAP grants for those who haven’t repurchased a home, conversion of existing HPAP loans to grants for those who have, and shortening inclusionary zoning affordability covenants to 15 years for qualifying new purchases. All relief is tax-exempt under District law and uses existing housing programs without new funding. The District must track progress through annual reporting to ensure these measures restore stability for families who lost generational wealth through displacement.

Sub-Topics: Homeownership Zoning

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Council Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Dec 12, 2025 Signed Aug 28, 2026

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Engrossment → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled act with several substantive changes from its engrossed version. The most significant policy change is the addition of a new tax exemption for income gained from debt forgiveness or loan conversions, ensuring recipients do not have to pay District income tax on this relief. Additionally, the reporting requirements were expanded to include the specific ward where recipients purchased a property and any administrative challenges faced during implementation. The bill also added a sunset clause for the entire section, ensuring the relief program ends on December 31, 2032.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a new tax exemption for specific relief funds and a new sunset provision limiting the program's duration to 2032.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit annual reports that include the ward of purchase and administrative challenges.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a sunset clause stating that the relief provisions in Section 2135 will expire on December 31, 2032.

FISCAL

Added a new tax exemption in the District of Columbia Official Code to exclude income from debt forgiveness and loan conversions from District gross income.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'Property' in Section 2132 to explicitly include the date range of July 2017 to March 2019 for former owners.

TECHNICAL

Removed a separate 'Applicability' section that stated the bill sunsets after 2032, as this is now covered by the specific sunset clause in Section 2135.

Floor votes · Council Jun 2, 2026

How they voted

12–1

Passed

Total votes 13

Jun 2, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1 Nay

90% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 2, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-1)

council

Apr 30, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0545 by the Housing Committee

legislature

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Housing with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development

legislature

Dec 12, 2025

Introduced

B26-0545 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors