{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-2851.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-2851.06","heading":"Vouchers for rental housing assistance.","body":"(a)\nThe monetary assistance provided to an owner of a housing accommodation under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or any District law or program authorizing the payment of rental housing assistance, either directly or through a tenant, shall be considered the income of the tenant for the purposes of any minimum income qualification for a dwelling unit in the housing accommodation.\n\n(b)\nThe monetary assistance provided to an owner of a housing accommodation under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or any District law or program authorizing the payment of rental housing assistance, either directly or through a tenant, shall be considered income and a source of income under § 2-1402.21.\n\n(c)\nThe owner of a housing accommodation shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit to a person because the person will provide his or her rental payment, in whole or in part, through a voucher for rental housing assistance provided by the District or federal government.\n\n(d)\nIn any written notice, statement, or advertisement of a dwelling unit for rent, the  housing provider shall clearly state that the housing provider will not refuse to rent a rental unit to a person because the person will provide the rental payment, in whole or in part, through a voucher for rental housing assistance provided by the District or federal government.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 28A. Low-Income Housing Preservation and Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-2851.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"950f6e623578f66209553fdbe018a49d512324de223fd751080a9e043f99598b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-2851.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-2851.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}