§ 42-3502

Citation: § 42-3502
Parent Document: Dorchester House Associates Ltd. Partnership v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 938 A.2d 696 (2007)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2007-12-20
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1440723/dorchester-house-associates-ltd... ↗

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and the Rent Administrator may consider whether the rental unit and common elements of the housing accommodation are in substantial compliance with the housing code.” 14 DCMR § 4216.1 (emphasis added). Dorchester contends that the RHC exceeded its authority in adopting Part 4216 because the regulation “appears to require the issue of code violations to be addressed at the hearing held on the capital improvement petition for a rent ceiling increase, even though the Act contains no such linkage.” Dorchester asserts that the RHC was “not at liberty to create” such a linkage. However, the RHC “has the express power to promulgate rules and procedures that will effectuate the administration of the rental housing laws.” Saw *705 yer,

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