{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3501.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3501.02","heading":"Purposes.","body":"In enacting this chapter, the Council of the District of Columbia supports the following statutory purposes:\n\n(1)\nTo protect low- and moderate-income tenants from the erosion of their income from increased housing costs;\n\n(2)\nTo provide incentives for the construction of new rental units and the rehabilitation of vacant rental units in the District;\n\n(3)\nTo continue to improve the administrative machinery for the resolution of disputes and controversies between housing providers and tenants;\n\n(4)\nTo protect the existing supply of rental housing from conversion to other uses; and\n\n(5)\nTo prevent the erosion of moderately priced rental housing while providing housing providers and developers with a reasonable rate of return on their investments.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 35. Rental Housing Generally.","Subchapter I. Findings; Purposes; Definitions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3501.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"59680bb663282cfbfdbb0e1c3f67d7128cca51f623d46525252b14fd8a8688a4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3501.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3501.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}