D.C. Code § 42-1903.12a

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 42-1903.12a - Notice of intention to take legal action to collect past due amounts

The unit owners' association shall, when advising the unit owner of its intention to take legal action to collect any past due amount owed by a unit owner, provide a notice to the unit owner to include:

(1) A statement of the account showing the total amount that is past due, including a breakdown of the categories of amounts claimed to be due and the dates those amounts accrued;

(2) Contact information for the individual or office the unit owner must contact to settle the past due amount; and

(3) An enclosure providing information on the availability of resources that a unit owner may utilize, which shall be in substantively the following form in at least 18-point font:

"FAILURE TO PAY PAST DUE AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION, INCLUDING FORECLOSURE.

"YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-COST ASSISTANCE.

"The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development maintains a list of Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations that provide housing counseling services. Information on providers can be found on [Department of Housing and Community Development website for community-based non-profit organizations] or by calling [Department of Housing and Community Development's designated phone number].

"The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") sponsors housing counseling agencies that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues. You can get a list of HUD-approved housing counselors at [Department of Housing and Urban Development's website]or by calling [Department of Housing and Urban Development's phone number].".

D.C. Code § 42-1903.12a

Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-89, title III, § 312a; as added Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-241, § 2(c), 64 DCR 1602.

Section 3 of D.C. Law 21-241 stated that within 180 days after April 7, 2017, the Mayor, pursuant subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of Law 21-241.