2022 District of Columbia Code
Title 42 - Real Property
Chapter 35A - Rental Housing: Tenant Advocacy
§ 42–3531.14. Collection
The Attorney General for the District of Columbia may bring any appropriate legal action, or defend any action, to collect the amount owed by an owner pursuant to this chapter.
(Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2068f; as added Feb. 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-211, § 2(c), 63 DCR 15307.)
ApplicabilitySection 7023 of D.C. Law 22-33 repealed § 5 of D.C. Law 21-211. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 21-211 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-211: § 5 of D.C. Law 21-211 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(c) of D.C. Law 21-211 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Emergency LegislationFor temporary (90 days) repeal of § 5 of D.C. Law 21-211, see § 7023 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of § 5 of D.C. Law 21-211, see § 7023 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
