D.C. Code § 6-213 – Executive Director.

(a)
1. (1) An Executive Director shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the Board. The Executive Director shall be an employee of the Authority but shall not be a member of the Board. The Executive Director shall be a District resident and shall remain a District resident throughout the Executive Director's term, and failure to maintain District residency shall result in a forfeiture of the position.
2. (2) The Executive Director shall receive compensation and other terms and conditions of employment as shall be fixed by the Board. Any Executive Director compensation agreement or arrangement adopted after July 1, 2023, shall conform to § 1-551.03, regardless of the source of funds used.
(b) The Board shall require the Executive Director to achieve specific performance standards approved by the Board. The Board shall submit the Public Housing Agency Plans, required pursuant to section 5A of the Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. § 1437c-1], to the Council for review and comment not less than 45 days prior to submitting the required documents to HUD.
(c) The Executive Director shall, subject to the oversight of the Board:
1. (1) Administer, manage, and direct the daily affairs and activities of the Authority;
2. (2) Supervise the staff of the Authority, make all final personnel decisions, and employ assistants, employees, and consultants as necessary in accordance with this chapter and the rules, regulations, by-laws, and policies adopted by the Board;
3. (3) Execute leases, deeds, notes, bonds, contracts, and other documents on behalf of the Authority; and
4. (4) Perform such other duties as shall be assigned by the Board.
(d)
1. (1) Within 90 days after the Executive Director's appointment, to the extent directed by the Board, the Executive Director shall complete training covering the following topics:
  1. (A) Background on major housing authority programs, including but not limited to public housing, the Housing Choice Voucher Program, and the rental assistance demonstration;
  2. (B) Ethics for public housing agencies;
  3. (C) Fair housing and reasonable accommodations;
  4. (D) Housing authority budgets and financial reporting;
  5. (E) Federal procurement requirements;
  6. (F) Housing authority performance monitoring and risk management;
  7. (G) HUD reporting requirements;
  8. (H) Public housing asset management, development, redevelopment, disposition, and repositioning;
  9. (I) Objectives and requirements of HUD's Moving to Work program; and
  10. (J) Resident opportunity, including HUD's Section 3 requirements for economic and employment opportunities.
2. (2) In addition to the training required in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Executive Director shall complete other trainings that the Board requires, such as trainings on labor and personnel management, language access, public housing law and regulations, real estate and construction, or other subjects related to public housing development, operation, and management.
(e) As part of the process of selecting an Executive Director, the Board shall seek and consider the input of public housing residents, voucher holders, and the City-Wide Resident Advisory Board.

History

May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-105, § 14, 47 DCR 1325

Feb. 6, 2008, D.C. Law 17-108, § 208(a), 54 DCR 10993

Sept. 6, 2023, D.C. Law 25-50, § 2132(c)

Dec. 31, 2025, D.C. Law 26-80, § 601(g)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see notes following § 6-201.

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Housing Authority Accountability Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 24-12, Feb. 26, 2021, 68 DCR 2551).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Housing Authority Accountability Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-629, Nov. 3, 2022, 69 DCR 014026).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columba Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-702, Dec. 22, 2022, 70 DCR 164).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-232, Oct. 11, 2023, 70 DCR 13776).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-345, Jan. 4, 2024, 71 DCR 650).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-545, July 26, 2024, 71 DCR 9975).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-89, June 25, 2025, 72 DCR 7544).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(g) of Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-145, Sept. 4, 2025, 72 DCR 9614).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(g) of Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-239, Dec. 19, 2025, 73 DCR 72).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 17-108, in subsec. (a), inserted “The Executive Director shall be a District resident and shall remain a District residency throughout his or her term and failure to maintain District residency shall result in a forfeiture of the position.”

Applicability

Section 4 of D.C. Act 24-702 provided that the amendments made to this section by D.C. Law 24-702 shall apply on the date that the Stabilization and Reform Board assumes authority for the governance of the Authority, as provided in § 6-210.01|(i).

Section 4 of D.C. Law 24-329 provided that the amendments made to this section by D.C. Law 24-329 shall apply on the date that the Stabilization and Reform Board assumes authority for the governance of the Authority, as provided in § 6-210.01(i).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Housing Authority Accountability Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-273, Feb. 23, 2023, 69 DCR 14762).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-329, Mar. 10, 2023, 70 DCR 1029).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25-92, Dec. 19, 2023, 70 DCR 14439).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e)(2) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Law 25-229, Nov. 27, 2024, 71 DCR 12358).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(e) of District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-32, Aug. 23, 2025, 72 DCR 7676).