14 DCMR § 14-1927

1927.1 If at a regular annual re-examination or because of information reported at an interim re-examination DCHA determines that a tenant is overcrowded and violates program occupancy standards, DCHA shall do the following:

(a) Notify the tenant that, on the effective date of the next annual re-examination, the tenant shall move to a larger unit in order to continue assistance; and

(b) Sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the next annual re-examination, issue a new Certificate of Eligibility on the same basis as § 1920.2 stating the new required unit size and the applicable Payment Standard Schedule.

1927.2 If a housing provider fails to maintain a dwelling unit according to program housing quality standards, DCHA shall terminate assistance under the Contract for that unit as provided for in § 1930.2. If assistance is terminated for this reason, DCHA shall do the following:

(a) Issue a new Certificate of Eligibility to the Tenant; and

(b) Notify the tenant of his or her right do the following:

(1) Continue to occupy the unit paying an assisted rent until the expiration date of a Certificate of Eligibility limited to an additional ninety (90) days, at which time the tenant shall move to an eligible unit in order to continue assistance; and

(2) Terminate the lease without penalty.

1927.3 Certificates of Eligibility issued by DCHA under §§ 1927.1 and 1927.2 may be extended as provided under § 1820.3; provided, that DCHA may limit the time of extension whenever it determines that the severity of overcrowding or failure to meet housing quality standards in an existing unit requires the tenant to move quickly.