§ 42-3501.02. Purposes.

Current through October 23, 2012

In enacting this chapter, the Council of the District of Columbia supports the following statutory purposes:

(1) To protect low- and moderate-income tenants from the erosion of their income from increased housing costs;

(2) To provide incentives for the construction of new rental units and the rehabilitation of vacant rental units in the District;

(3) To continue to improve the administrative machinery for the resolution of disputes and controversies between housing providers and tenants;

(4) To protect the existing supply of rental housing from conversion to other uses; and

(5) To prevent the erosion of moderately priced rental housing while providing housing providers and developers with a reasonable rate of return on their investments.

                
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(July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 102, 32 DCR 3089.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 45-2502.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-10, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3501.01.

Miscellaneous Notes

Termination of Law 6-10: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42- 3501.01.