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D.C. Code § 42-3505.01

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D.C. Code § 42-3505.01
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(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no housing provider shall evict a tenant:

(1) On any day when the National Weather Service predicts at 8:00 a.m. that the temperature at the National Airport weather station will fall below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius;

(2) When precipitation is falling at the location of the rental unit; or

(3) On any day when the National Weather Service predicts at 8:00 a.m. the temperature at the National Airport weather station will rise above 95 degrees Fahrenheit or 35 degrees Celsius.

(k-1) Subsection (k) shall not apply:

(1) Where, in accordance with and as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the tenant has performed an illegal act within the rental unit or housing accommodation;

(2) Where a court of competent jurisdiction has made a specific finding that the tenant’s actions or presence causes undue hardship on the health, welfare, and safety of other tenants or immediate neighbors; or

(3) Where a court of competent jurisdiction has made a specific finding that the tenant has abandoned the premises.

(l) Expired.

(m) This section shall not apply to privately-owned rental housing or housing owned by the federal or District government with regard to drug-related evictions under subchapter I of Chapter 36 of this title.