2933.1 Any party shall introduce a copy of that document into evidence the party who wishes the Administrative Law Judge to consider a document that is on file with the RAD, Conversion and Sale Division (CASD), or any other District of Columbia agency. The Administrative Law Judge shall admit the document into evidence if he or she finds that it is relevant and is an accurate copy of a document on file with the RAD, CASD, or other agency.

2933.2 A party can establish that a document is an accurate copy of a document on file with RAD, CASD, or other agency by:

(a) Providing a copy with a legible original file stamp;

(b) Providing a copy with a legible copy of the original file stamp;

(c) Providing a copy certified by the Rent Administrator, Conversion and Sale Administrator, or an authorized employee of RAD or CASD;

(d) Providing testimony or other evidence that the Administrative Law Judge finds satisfactory; or

(e) Consent of all parties to the admission of the document into evidence.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 5674 (July 14, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12541 (December 31, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6556 (April 29, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 013913 (November 15, 2024).