The following is a comprehensive collection of articles and videos for the District of Columbia landlord-tenant laws based on the DC Code Title 42 Chapters 32-36a and Municipal Regulations:
Landlord Tenancy Termination
- DC When a Notice to Quit is Not Required
- DC Notice to Terminate a Tenancy at Will (Month-to-Month)
- DC Terminating a Tenant Holding Over (Tenancy by Sufferance)
- DC How to Serve a Notice to Quit
- DC Parties May Waive or Change Notice to Quit
Tenant Tenancy Termination
- DC Tenant May Quit Tenancy with a 30 Day Notice
- DC Tenant Notice of Intent to Vacate at End of Lease
- DC Tenant Intent to Vacate After Lease Already Expired
- DC Tenant Right to Void Lease for Uninhabitable Property
Rental Agreements
- DC Landlord May Prohibit Subletting
- DC Landlord Must Give Tenant Copies of Signed Documents
- DC Landlord Lease May Not Contain Prohibited Waivers
Eviction (Ejectment)
- DC Disposal of Tenant’s Property After Eviction (Ejectment)
- DC Landlord Right to Seek Rent and Damages in Eviction
- DC Landlord Legal Reasons for Eviction
- DC Storage and Disposal of Tenant Property Upon Eviction
Rent and Security Deposits
- DC Landlord Right to Charge Late Rent Fee
- DC Landlord Must Provide Tenant Written Receipts
- DC Landlord Collecting a Security Deposit
- DC Landlord Returning a Security Deposit
- DC Landlord Right to Inspect for Return of Security Deposit
- DC Landlord Interest Paid on Security Deposits
Rent Stabilization Program (Rent Control)
Prohibited Landlord Conduct
- DC Landlord Retaliatory Eviction Action Prohibited
- DC Landlord Prohibited Acts of Retaliation Against Tenant
- DC Landlord Discrimination Prohibited Against Elderly or Children
- DC Tenants Have a Right to Organize