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District Of Columbia Administrative Code
Title 14 - HOUSING
Chapter 14-19 - TENANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM/GENERAL APPLICATION PROGRAM: HOUSING UNITS, RENT, LEASE PAYMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Rule 14-1932 - TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE TO A TENANT

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 14-1932

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Rule 14-1932 - TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE TO A TENANT
1932.1

DCHA may terminate assistance to a tenant for any of the following reasons:

(a) At an annual or interim re-examination the tenant fails to meet program eligibility requirements described in § 1810 of this subtitle;
(b) The calculated Total Tenant Payment exceeds the Contract rent plus an allowance for any tenant paid utilities and no assistance payment is required;
(c) The tenant fails to repay past unauthorized assistance as required under a written agreement with DCHA (see § 1936 of this chapter);
(d) The tenant fraudulently misrepresents eligibility for assistance, family income, or other information, with the intention of obtaining unauthorized assistance (see § 1936 of this chapter);
(e) The tenant fails to cooperate with required annual re-examination and interim reporting (see §§ 1920 and 1921 of this chapter);
(f) The tenant is judicially evicted for non-payment or other violation of the lease or D.C. tenant-landlord law;
(g) The tenant is unable to find an eligible unit within the ninety (90) day time limit of the Certificate, plus any extensions granted by DCHA, when the tenant is required to move because of the following conditions:
(1) Overcrowding;
(2) Unit violation of housing quality standards;
(3) Contract termination; or
(4) Non-judicial lease termination;
(h) Program appropriations are inadequate to continue tenant assistance.
1932.2

DCHA shall provide a thirty (30) calendar day written notice of proposed termination of assistance to the affected tenant, and provide an opportunity for an official administrative review of the action as described in § 1710.

1932.3

Tenants whose assistance has been terminated for reasons listed in § 1932.1(c), (d), (e), and (f) shall not be eligible for future assistance under this program.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 14-1932

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 4396, 4427 (July 25, 1986); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 4472, 4482 (June 23, 1989)