PR 26-0216 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution extends the deadline for District of Columbia housing providers to register rental properties in the new DC RentRegistry. It directly affects all housing providers, particularly those managing exempt rental properties (not subject to rent stabilization), requiring them to report current and prior rent amounts for the previous two years at registration. The extension provides additional time beyond the initial 90-day window after the RentRegistry launches on June 2, 2025, to compile required data and comply with existing law. The resolution declares this extension necessary due to administrative burdens and confusion among providers about the new reporting requirements.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced May 29, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025

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Introduction → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from Introduction to Enrollment with primarily formatting and drafting refinements. The most notable substantive change is in Section 3, where the referenced companion act was renamed from 'Housing Provider RentRegistry Registration Deadline Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025' to 'Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025.' Other changes include tense adjustments (the June 2 go-live date had already passed by enrollment), expanded statutory citations, and removal of redundant cross-references.

TECHNICAL

Section 3 now references the companion measure as the 'Rental Housing Registration Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025' instead of the previously used title 'Housing Provider RentRegistry Registration Deadline Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025.'

Section 2(a) changed tense from future ('will go live') to past ('went live') since the June 2, 2025 launch date had already passed at enrollment. Also added the full statutory name 'section 203a of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective October 22, 2015 (D.C. Law 21-36)' alongside the code citation.

Section 2(b) removed specific statutory cross-references to section (f)(1) of 42-3502.05 and 42-3502.03c(e-1), simplifying the language to state that housing providers 'must file' a registration statement.

Section 2(f) was shortened by removing the trailing phrase 'to compile and enter all the information required under information 42-3502.03c,' ending simply with 'will need additional time.'

The document was reformatted from a proposed resolution with sponsor attribution to an enrolled original with resolution number 26-132 and date June 3, 2025. The enacting clause changed from 'BE IT ENACTED BY' to 'RESOLVED, BY.'

Floor votes · Council Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Jun 3, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

May 29, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0216 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors