D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7507

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Rule 29-7507 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - SECURITY OR DAMAGE DEPOSIT

7507.1

(a) Program funds may be used to cover a security or damage deposit for a housing unit in the District only if the landlord does not waive the deposit and one of the following circumstances is present:

(1) The applicant is or will become homeless if assistance is not provided; or

(2) The purpose of the assistance is to reunite a child less than eighteen (18) years of age with his or her family or prevent separation of such a child from his or her family.

(b) The family separation described in paragraph (a)(2) shall be construed broadly, and includes:

(1) Situations where the family is currently homeless or resides in a family shelter facility; and

(2) Situations where:

(A) A family is forced to move to another dwelling due to overcrowded conditions, the condemned nature of the current housing, or the forced sale of the current dwelling; and

(B) The family lacks means to secure new housing without Program assistance.

7507.2

The maximum emergency assistance payment for a security or damage deposit shall be the actual amount of the deposit, which may not exceed the cost of one (1) month's unsubsidized rent, as specified by the landlord.

7507.3

Any applicant coming directly from a transitional housing program that requires an escrow account for purposes of obtaining permanent housing shall demonstrate why the applicant does not have sufficient resources available for security deposit and first month's rent.

7507.4

The security or damage deposit payment shall be made directly to the landlord subject to the Vendor verification requirements described in section 7505.4.

7507.5

Where the emergency was a result of eviction or displacement from a residence in the District of Columbia, assistance under this section and section 7508 may be used to pay a security or damage deposit on housing and first month's rent in another jurisdiction within the greater Washington area as defined by the boundaries of the District of Columbia and its contiguous counties in the states of Maryland and Virginia.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7507

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 12622 (December 28, 2007); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 10038 (8/5/2022)