{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.03a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3502.03a","heading":"Rent Administrator — Appointment and removal.","body":"(a)\nThe Rent Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall transmit a nomination of the Rent Administrator to the Council, for a 90-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess, including any Rent Administrator holding that position on March 25, 2009. If the Council does not approve by resolution a nomination of the Rent Administrator within the 90-day period of review, the nomination shall be deemed disapproved.\n\n(c)\nThe Rent Administrator shall serve a 3-year term. The Mayor may appoint the same person to serve as the Rent Administrator for successive terms subject to the advice and consent of the Council as provided by subsection (b) of this section.\n\n(d)\nThe Mayor shall nominate a Rent Administrator within 6 months of:\n(1)\nMarch 25, 2009; or\n(2)\nThe occurrence of a vacancy in the position of Rent Administrator.\n\n(e)\nThe Mayor shall remove the Rent Administrator for cause only; provided, that the Mayor shall provide the Council with a written justification within 30 days of the removal.","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/42-3502.03a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9a11c29b910ee20b800c42c391f75d986bb97abff640ca7dc531797f7b7a82d5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.03b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}