{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3508.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3508.04","heading":"Distressed properties improvement program.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor may establish and administer a distressed property improvement program to assist those housing accommodations which meet the requirements of § 42-3501.03(9).\n\n(b)\nThe distressed property improvement program may include any or all of the following:\n(1)\nA 5-year deferral or moratorium on real property taxes;\n(2)\nDeferral or forgiveness of water and sewer charges in arrears;\n(3)\nDeferral or forgiveness of tax liens;\n(4)\nDeferral or forgiveness of any indebtedness owed to the District;\n(5)\nLow-interest or no-interest loans; and\n(6)\nFinancial grants.\n\n(c)\nNothing in subsection (b) of this section or this subchapter shall be construed as creating a right or entitlement for any housing provider or other person.\n\n(d)\nDistressed properties and new or rehabilitated vacant rental housing under §§ 42-3508.02 and 42-3508.03 shall have priority over other properties for participation in the Tenant Assistance Program so long as the tenants who reside in distressed property and who receive assistance from the Tenant Assistance Program are doing so consistent with the provisions of § 42-3503.03(c).","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 35. Rental Housing Generally.","Subchapter VIII. New and Vacant Rental Housing and Distressed Property."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3508.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1afc163f7566657b6cd204f387d9bc6e21eff6c4789bd3e51a80392c1687fb29","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3508.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3508.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}