{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3531.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3531.03","heading":"Findings.","body":"The Council finds that, despite the fact that the District has some of the most comprehensive pro-tenant laws in the United States:\n\n(a)\n(1)\nTenants in the District are under-informed of their rights.\n(2)\nIt is difficult for tenants to obtain information.\n(3)\nTenants cannot usually afford legal representation.\n(4)\nTenants are under-informed about dispute mediation and adjudication options available to tenants in the District through the courts and through the Office of the Attorney General.\n(5)\nFew tenants have time for self-advocacy because of their full-time employment.\n(6)\nTenants in the District need an independent Chief Tenant Advocate to act on their behalf as repository of information and resources to help guide tenants through the landlord-tenant system in the District.\n(7)\nThe establishment of an independent Office of the Tenant Advocate will provide a valuable resource for the government and residents of the District.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 35A. Rental Housing: Tenant Advocacy."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3531.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fa1833559bc6ddfa128749e9c3ab3fe3afc8269d36c3a4950d7eb88ee58973b9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3531.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3531.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}