DC Required Notice to Tenants of Housing Code Provisions

Starting a new tenancy can be very nerve racking especially when trying to make sure you are including the correct forms and abiding by your state laws and regulations. Some states have specific language, forms, fonts or texts that must be included when entering into a rental agreement. Rental housing and being a landlord in the District of Columbia can be fairly complicated. The District of Columbia requires the Notice to Tenants of Housing Code provisions document to be given to each tenant before the start of a tenancy.

The owner of each habitation must provide each existing Tenant, at or before the commencement of any tenancy, a copy of the provisions of Chapter 1, Section 101 of Title 14, referred to as the “Civil Enforcement Policy” in addition to those statutes located in Chapter 1, Section 106 which concerns notifying tenants when they commit a violation. This District of Columbia Housing Civil Enforcement Policy is a must have when a landlord leases their rental property. This form is MANDATORY, and must be given to each tenant before starting a tenancy in the District of Columbia. This ten (10) page booklet of information will inform the tenant of the important rules, laws and information about the District of Columbia landlord tenant law.

The DC document includes information on housing code provisions, violation of lease regulations, security deposits, notifications and everything else District of Columbia requires the landlord to be knowledgeable in. It is not only a must read for landlords but it is a statute requirement for the landlord to provide this to each tenant.

The owner of each rental abode is required to provide this information to each existing Tenant, at or before the commencement of any tenancy. This document is already included in each ezLandlord Forms District of Columbia state specific lease the landlord has the option to print this document separately.