203

REGISTERED AGENT FOR NON-RESIDENT LICENSEES

203.1 An applicant or licensee that is the non-resident owner of at least one (1) rental unit in the District of Columbia shall appoint and continuously maintain a registered agent for service of process.

203.2 The non-resident owner shall make the appointment by filing a written statement with the Director on a prescribed form.

203.3 The registered agent shall be an individual who is a resident of the District of Columbia or an organization incorporated in the District of Columbia.

203.4 If the licensee changes the agent, or if the name or address or any information about the agent changes after the licensee files the statement with the Director, the non-resident owner shall, within seven (7) business days of its occurrence, file a written statement notifying the Director of the change.

203.5 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 42-903(b)(2) (2010 Repl.), the Director shall serve as the registered agent for the non-resident owner if:

(a) A registered agent is not appointed under § 203.1; or

(b) The individual or organization appointed under § 203.1 ceases to serve as the resident agent and no successor is appointed.

203.6 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 42-903(d) (2010 Repl.), a non-resident owner of one (1) or more rental units in the District in violation of this section shall be subject to a penalty of three hundred dollars ($300).

SOURCE: The Housing Regulations of the District of Columbia, 5G DCRR § 3102.3, Commissioners' Order 55-1503 (August 11, 1955); as amended by section 4 of the Security Deposit Act, D.C. Law 1-48, 22 DCR 2823, 2828 (November 28, 1975); as replaced by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 7487, 7490 (June 22, 2012).