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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 42

Citation
§ 42 (h)
Parent Document
D.C. Code § 42-3402.03
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)

Full Text

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(h) Coercion prohibited. — An owner, tenant organization, or third party purchaser shall not coerce a household in order to influence the head of household’s vote. Coercion includes, but is not limited to, the knowing circulation of inaccurate information; frequent visits or calls over the objection of that household; threat of retaliatory action; an act or threat not otherwise permitted by law which seeks to recover possession of a rental unit, increase rent, decrease services, increase the obligation of a tenant or cause undue or unavoidable inconvenience, harass or violate the privacy of the household; refusal to honor a lease provision; refusal to renew a lease or rental agreement; or other form of threat or coercion.