{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.14","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3502.14","heading":"Substantial rehabilitation.","body":"(a)\nIf the Rent Administrator determines that (1) a rental unit is to be substantially rehabilitated, and (2) the rehabilitation is in the interest of the tenants of the unit and the housing accommodation in which the unit is located, the Rent Administrator may approve, contingent upon completion of the substantial rehabilitation, an increase in the rent charged for the rental unit, if the rent increase is no greater than the equivalent of 125% of the rent charged applicable to the rental unit prior to substantial rehabilitation.\n\n(b)\nIn determining whether a housing unit is to be substantially rehabilitated, the Rent Administrator shall examine the plans, specifications, and projected costs for the rehabilitation, which shall be made available to the Rent Administrator by the housing provider of the rental unit or housing accommodation to be rehabilitated.\n\n(c)\nIn determining whether substantial rehabilitation of a housing accommodation is in keeping with the interest of the tenants, the Rent Administrator shall consider, among other relevant factors:\n(1)\nThe impact of the rehabilitation on the tenants of the unit or housing accommodation; and\n(2)\nThe existing condition of the rental unit or housing accommodation and the degree to which any violations of the housing regulations in the rental unit or housing accommodation constitute an impairment of the health, welfare, and safety of the tenants.\n\n(d)\nThis section shall apply to the following:\n(1)\nAny rental unit with respect to which a housing provider has notified the tenant, after July 17, 1985, of an intent to substantially rehabilitate; and\n(2)\nAny rental unit with respect to which, before July 17, 1985:\n(A)\nThe housing provider has notified the tenant of the intended substantial rehabilitation; and\n(B)\nAll the tenants have left.","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/42-3502.14","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"25caeaea6918bdb18bf0281c6c3329b9b43054a6ad05caa0d5812ce8fc7d67b7","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.13","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}