{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.01a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3502.01a","heading":"Powers and duties of the Chairperson of the Rental Housing Commission.","body":"The Rental Housing Commission shall be headed by a Chairperson who shall be accountable and responsible for the fairness, impartiality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Rental Housing Commission.\n\n(a)\n(1)\nThe Chairperson shall:\n(A)\nBe the administrative head and personnel authority for the Rental Housing Commission;\n(B)\nDevelop and implement a code of professional responsibility for members of the Rental Housing Commission;\n(C)\nMonitor the quality of administrative adjudication;\n(D)\nIssue and implement procedures, practices, and guidelines relating to the operations or responsibilities of the Rental Housing Commission;\n(E)\nIssue and transmit to the Mayor and the Council an annual report, not later than 90 days after the close of the first complete fiscal year of the Commission's operation as an independent agency, and each fiscal year thereafter, on the operations of the Rental Housing Commission; and\n(F)\nEstablish necessary or desirable standards and specialized training programs for members of the Rental Housing Commission;\n(2)\nThe Chairperson may:\n(A)\nProvide for, or require completion of, continuing education programs for members of the Rental Housing Commission and other employees of the Rental Housing Commission considered to be necessary or desirable;\n(B)\nAppoint, in accordance with applicable law and available funding, promote, discipline, and remove staff employed by the Rental Housing Commission, other than members of the Rental Housing Commission;\n(C)\nDevelop and maintain a program for student interns and law clerks to gain experience at the Rental Housing Commission; and\n(D)\nExercise any other lawful authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 35. Rental Housing Generally.","Subchapter II. Rent Stabilization Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3502.01a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"087fbbe7e4c2bb87468ea5f6fa0d7e9e0e3905d02f5d8b11fd7a96a83fa3de25","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}