{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1801","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1801","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(a)\n(1)\n\"Bar Foundation\" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-1701.01(6).\n(2)\n\"Covered proceeding\" means an actual or reasonably anticipated administrative or judicial proceeding in the District of Columbia:\n(A)\nTo evict an eligible individual or group;\n(B)\nTo increase an eligible individual's or group's current rent;\n(C)\nInitiated by an eligible individual or group and relating to the current rent for that eligible individual or group;\n(D)\nInitiated by an eligible individual or group and relating to one or more housing code violations under Chapters 4 through 9 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (14 DCMR §§ 400 to 999), Title 12-G of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (12-G DCMR § 101 et seq.), or Chapter 2B of Title 8;\n(E)\nTo terminate an eligible individual from participation in any housing subsidy program; or\n(F)\nInitiated by an eligible individual or group and relating to the eligible individual's or group's rights under Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 or Chapter 35 of Title 42[.]\n(3)\n\"Designated legal services provider\" means a nonprofit organization or clinical program headquartered in the District of Columbia that provides legal services under this chapter.\n(4)\n\"Eligible individual or group\" means a:\n(A)\nLow-income tenant or occupant residing in the District of Columbia; or\n(B)\nGroup of low-income tenants or occupants residing in the District of Columbia; provided, that the majority of the group are low-income tenants or occupants.\n(5)\nRepealed.\n(6)\n\"Legal services\" means representation of an eligible individual or group through the provision of advice or brief services, or representation in a covered proceeding, including limited scope representation.\n(7)\n\"Licensed legal professional\" means:\n(A)\nA member of the District of Columbia Bar authorized to practice law;\n(B)\nA law student participating in an authorized, attorney-supervised clinical program through an accredited law school in the District of Columbia; or\n(C)\nA member of the bar of another jurisdiction who is legally permitted to appear and represent a specific client in a particular proceeding in the court or other forum in which the matter is pending.\n(8)\nRepealed.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 18. Access to Justice -- Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1801","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cebfbf2414c154ad06c523002cda41b7e829140f3df1227e229164a9aaec0c54","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1705.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}