B 26-0368

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                                                               Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau
                                              A BILL
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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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1 To amend the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act of 2018 to allow tenants demonstrating primary
2residency in a rental unit to operate a licensed short-term rental, to clarify that owners of
3a two-unit property in a Residential Flat zone may operate one of the two principal
4dwellings as a short-term rental, and to require that short-term rental booking services
5display a property’s license endorsement number as provided by the host.
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7BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
8 act may be cited as the “Tenant and Rowhouse Short-Term Rental Clarification Amendment Act
9 of 2025”.
10Sec. 2. Sec. 2. The Short-term Rental Regulation Act of 2018, effective April 25, 2019
11 (D.C. Law 22-307; D.C. Official Code § 30-201.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:
12(a) Section 101(4) is amended to read as follows:
13“(4) “Primary residence” means the property is:
14“(A) Eligible for the homestead deduction pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-
15 2201(g); or,
16“(B) A residential unit leased to a natural person; provided, that at least two of the
17 following documents, that are not from the same business, company, or agency, are provided:
18“(i) An unexpired Washington, D.C. driver’s license reflecting the
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19 applicant’s name and current address, which shall be the same as provided in the application for
20 short-term rental license endorsement;
21“(ii) Water, gas, electric, oil, internet, or cable bill with the applicant’s
22 name and address, issued within the last 60 days, which shall be the same as provided in the
23 application for short-term rental license endorsement;
24“(iii) Telephone bill reflecting applicant’s name and current address,
25 issued within the last 60 days, which shall be the same as provided in the application for short-
26 term rental license endorsement;
27“(iv) Official mail from any government agency reflecting the applicant’s
28 name and current address, issued within the last 60 days, which shall be the same as provided in
29 the application for short-term rental license endorsement; or,
30“(v) Certificate of insurance reflecting the applicant’s name and current
31 address, issued within the last 60 days, which shall be the same as provided in the application for
32 short-term rental license endorsement.”.
33(b) Section 102 is amended as follows:
34(1) Subsection (e) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1) to read as follows:
35“(1) The owner of a property with two principal dwelling units in a Residential
36 Flat (RF) zone, as defined by 11 DCMR §E100 et seq, may offer one of the units as a short-term
37 rental.”.
38(2) A new subsection (g) is added to read as follows:
39“(g) A host who demonstrates primary residency and obtains permission from their
40 landlord to operate a short-term rental pursuant to Section 101(4)(b) and 103(5), shall notify the
41 Department within 30 days of termination of the host’s lease, upon which the host’s short-term
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42 rental license shall no longer be active.”.
43(c) Section 103 is amended by adding a new paragraph (5) to read as follows:
44“(5) If the short-term rental is eligible under Section 101(4)(b), the host shall provide
45 written confirmation from the landlord or the landlord’s designee that permits the host to obtain
46 and operate a short-term rental license on the property.”.
47(d) Section 106 is amended by striking subsection (b).
48(e) Section 108(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:
49“(1) A booking service shall require a host to provide a Short Term Rental or Short Term
50 Rental: Vacation Rental license endorsement number for each listed short-term rental property
51 and shall display a property’s license endorsement number in a conspicuous location on the
52 listing page; provided, that the booking service shall not be held liable for a host providing a
53 false license endorsement number.”.
54 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
55The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
56 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
57 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
58 Sec. 4. Effective date.
59This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
60 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as
61 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
62 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
63 Columbia Register.
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