District Of Columbia § 42-3502.17 - Security deposit.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 42-3502.17 — Security deposit., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-3502.17. Security deposit.
42-3502.17No person shall demand or receive a security deposit from any tenant for a rental unit occupied by the tenant upon July 17, 1985, where no security deposit had been demanded or received of the tenant for the rental unit before July 17, 1985, but this provision shall not prevent the collection of security deposits for newly constructed units or units exempted under and (7). Security deposits shall be collected pursuant to the Security Deposit Act, effective February 20, 1976 (; 14 DCMR 308 et seq.).
The Office of Administrative Hearings may adjudicate complaints for the non-return of tenant security deposits and for the nonpayment of interest on tenant security deposits pursuant to section 2908 of the Housing Regulations of the District of Columbia (14 DCMR §§ 308 through 311).
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