(a)(1) The Rental Housing Commission established by § 42-4012 is continued and shall be composed of 3 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The terms of members of the Rental Housing Commission appointed under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 shall expire upon the confirmation of at least 2 new members appointed pursuant to this section but no later than 90 days after July 17, 1985, and the Mayor shall appoint the new members within 30 days of July 17, 1985. The Mayor shall designate 1 member of the Rental Housing Commission as the chairperson and administrative head. The date of swearing in for a majority of the members of the Rental Housing Commission appointed pursuant to this section shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
(2) The first members appointed after July 1, 2010, shall serve the following terms:
(A) One member's term shall expire July 18, 2012.
(B) One member's term shall expire July 18, 2013.
(C) One member's term shall expire July 18, 2014.
(3) Upon the expiration of members' terms pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, Commissioners shall serve 3-year terms.
(b) The Rental Housing Commission shall be composed of 3 persons admitted to practice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. All members of the Rental Housing Commission shall be residents of the District. No member shall be either a housing provider or a tenant.
(b-1) A member of the Rental Housing Commission shall possess skills and experience relevant to the following:
(1) Litigation, preferably including both appellate practice demonstrated by written work product and exposure to the concerns of pro se litigants;
(2) Administrative law, preferably in an area of complex regulation; or
(3) Housing law, preferably in the area of rental housing and rent control or rent stabilization.
(c) The Chairperson of the Rental Housing Commission shall receive annual compensation equivalent to that received by a District employee compensated at a grade 16 of the District schedule established under subchapter XI of Chapter 6 of Title 1 (“District schedule”). The other members of the Rental Housing Commission shall receive annual compensation equivalent to that received by a District employee at a grade 15 pursuant to the District schedule.
(d) Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Rental Housing Commission shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled.
(e) The Mayor shall remove any member of the Rental Housing Commission for good cause.
CREDIT(S)
(July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 201, 32 DCR 3089; Oct. 2, 1987, D.C. Law 7-30, § 2(a), 34 DCR 5304; Oct. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 7-31, § 4, 34 DCR 3789; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-248, § 2, 46 DCR 1113; Mar. 12, 2011, D.C. Law 18-327, § 2(a), 58 DCR 14.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2511.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-327 rewrote subsec. (a); and added subsec. (b-1). Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows:
“(a) The Rental Housing Commission established by § 42-4012 is continued and shall be composed of 3 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The members' terms shall not exceed 3 years. Members may be appointed for successive terms. The terms of members of the Rental Housing Commission appointed under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 shall expire upon the confirmation of at least 2 new members appointed pursuant to this section but no later than 90 days after July 17, 1985, and the Mayor shall appoint the new members within 30 days of July 17, 1985. The Mayor shall designate 1 member of the Rental Housing Commission as the chairperson and administrative head. The date of swearing in for a majority of the members of the Rental Housing Commission appointed pursuant to this section shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.”
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-10, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3501.01.
Law 7-30, the “Tenant Assistance Program and Rental Housing Commission Amendment Act of 1987,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 7-226, which was referred to the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 30, 1987, and July 14, 1987, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 21, 1987, it was assigned Act No. 7-58 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Law 7-131, the “Boards and Commissions Amendment Act of 1987,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 7-139, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on April 14, 1987, and May 5, 1987, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 1, 1987, it was assigned Act No. 7-26 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Law 12-248, the “Compensation Increase for the Chairperson of the Rental Housing Commission Amendment Act of 1998,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-707, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 1, 1998, and December 15, 1998, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 24, 1998, it was assigned Act No. 12-587 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-248 became effective on April 20, 1999.
Law 18-327, the “Rental Housing Commission Reform Amendment Act of 2010”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-863, which was referred to the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 23, 2010, and December 7, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 28, 2010, it was assigned Act No. 18-649 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-327 became effective on March 12, 2011.
References in Text
Section 42-4012, referred to in the first sentence of subsection (a), expired pursuant to § 907 of D.C. Law 3-131 on April 30, 1985. See Chapter 40 of this title.
Miscellaneous Notes
Termination of Law 6-10: Section 907 of D.C. Law 6-10, as amended by § 2(d) of D.C. Law 8-48 and § 818 of D.C. Law 11-52, provided that all subchapters of the act, except III and V shall terminate on December 31, 2000.
For temporary amendment to the termination provision of D.C. Law 6-10, see § 818 of the Omnibus Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1995 (D.C. Act 11-124, July 27, 1995, 42 DCR 4160).
