Washington D.C. Council Bill 210647 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on December 30 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-12-30 - Law Number L21-0172 Effective from December 8, 2016
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

As introduced, this bill limits the amount of late fees a landlord may charge a tenant for unpaid rent. It defines the term "late payment" to mean rent that is unpaid within 10 days of the due date; caps late fees to 5% of the unpaid amount of rent; requires that the late fee be charged only once and correlate to the unpaid amount of rent; and prohibits landlords from assessing late fees unless a written agreement between the landlord and tenant provides for the imposition of late fees. Finally, it provides for the imposition of a civil fine if its provisions are violated, and up to three times of the excess late fee collected to be transmitted to the tenant from the landlord.

Rental Housing Late Fee Fairness Amendment Act Of 2016

Cnc. Anita Bonds [D]	Cnc. Mary Cheh [D]	Cnc. Brianne Nadeau [D]	Cnc. Elissa Silverman [I]
Cnc. Charles Allen [D]	Cnc. Yvette Alexander [D]

2016-09-20 - Council - Final Reading (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-09-20 - Council - Amendment (Bonds) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-07-12 - Council - First Reading (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-07-12 - Council - Amendment (Bonds) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-30	Council	Law Number L21-0172 Effective from December 8, 2016
2016-10-25	Council	Transmitted to Congress
2016-10-21	Council	Act A21-0505 Published in DC Register Vol 63 and Page 12959
2016-10-12	Council	Signed with Act Number A21-0505
2016-10-12	Council	Enacted with Act Number A21-0505
2016-09-27	Council	Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on October 12, 2016
2016-09-20	Council	Final Reading
2016-09-20	Council	Amendment (Bonds)
2016-07-12	Council	First Reading
2016-07-12	Council	Amendment (Bonds)
2016-07-05	Council	Committee Report Filed
2016-07-05	Council	Committee Mark-up of B21-0647
2016-05-16	Council	Public Hearing Held
2016-05-06	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2016-04-15	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2016-03-04	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0647 Published in the DC Register
2016-03-01	Council	Referred to Committee on Housing and Community Development
2016-03-01	Council	Introduced in Legislative Meeting

Type	Source
Summary	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0647
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35406/B21-0647-Introduction.pdf
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35406/B21-0647-Engrossment.pdf
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35406/B21-0647-Enrollment.pdf
Roll Call	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0647