{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-756.09","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-756.09","heading":"Bridge housing resources.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor may not limit the capacity of the temporary shelter facility located at 1129 New Hampshire Avenue, NW (the \"Aston\"), below that required to house 190 individuals.\n\n(b)\nNotwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Department may:\n(1)\nLimit the capacity of an Aston housing unit designed to accommodate 2 individuals to one individual when the Department finds it necessary to meet an individual's housing or clinical needs;\n(2)\nLimit overall occupancy at the Aston to the extent necessary to ensure individuals who do not share gender identity or expression are not required to share housing units;\n(3)\nLimit overall occupancy at the Aston to the extent necessary to allow individuals to occupy housing units with others with whom a shared placement is appropriate, including other members of an individual's family; and\n(4)\nDecline to place individuals in housing units employed by the operator of the Aston for uses other than housing individuals as of May 1, 2026, if no alternative space at the Aston is available for those uses.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 7A. Services for Homeless Individuals and Families.","Subchapter VI. Additional Mayoral Authority."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-756.09","current_through":"2026-10-22 (D.C. Law 26-190)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-26T05:48:18Z","sha256":"7127c58091d052837cc2db9309b2ef9b4f97be647cad05607d09e2f520ba48af","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-756.08","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-756.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}