{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-203.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 6-203.01","heading":"Board of Commissioners.","body":"(a)\nThe Authority shall be governed by a Board of Commissioners (\"Board\"), which shall consist of 9 members and govern in accordance with this section and § 6-211.\n\n(b)\nResidents of Housing Properties shall elect 2 Commissioners in accordance with § 6-211(k). The Authority shall conduct elections for one such Commissioner to take office no later than December 31, 2025, and every 3 years thereafter, and for the other elected Commissioner to take office no later than December 31, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor shall appoint 7 Commissioners with the advice and consent of the Council, in accordance with § 1-523.01(e), as follows:\n(1)\nNo later than October 1, 2025, and every 3 years thereafter, the Mayor shall nominate:\n(A)\nOne member who has professional experience in federal housing laws and regulations; and\n(B)\nOne member who has professional experience in homeless services system planning and coordinating;\n(2)\nNo later than October 1, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter, the Mayor shall nominate:\n(A)\nOne member who has professional experience in affordable housing development, operations, or finance; and\n(B)\nOne member who has professional experience providing legal assistance in housing matters to low-income District residents; and\n(3)\nNo later than October 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter, the Mayor shall nominate:\n(A)\nOne member who has experience as the holder of a housing voucher;\n(B)\nOne member who has professional experience in capital project financing; and\n(C)\nOne member who has professional experience in accounting and enterprise financial management.\n\n(d)\nNo person shall be elected, appointed, or reappointed to the Board if the person has served 9 years or longer, either in consecutive or non-consecutive terms, as a member of the Board in any form in which the Board existed since the establishment of the Authority pursuant to this subchapter.","path":["Title 6. Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.","Chapter 2. District of Columbia Housing Authority.","Subchapter I. District of Columbia Housing Authority, 1999."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/6-203.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1507b9dc0526cc867241713b8f9c8d12b78f106a2678fd9a8a004e721883db32","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-203","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}