4400.1 Where a housing provider requests a permit to demolish a housing accommodation by filing an application with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, a copy of the application shall be filed with the Rent Administrator.

4400.2 The housing provider shall accompany the copy of the permit application for the Rent Administrator with a certification that the demolition is not for the purpose of constructing or expanding a hotel, motel, inn, or other structure used primarily for transient residential occupancy.

4400.3 The Rent Administrator shall determine whether the demolition is prohibited by § 602 of the Act, and shall notify the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs of the determination.

4400.4 If the housing provider fails to comply with the requirements of this section, or if a demolition is prohibited by § 602 of the Act, the Rent Administrator shall request that the demolition permit be denied or revoked by the District.

4400.5 No housing provider shall convert any housing accommodation or rental unit into a hotel, motel, inn, or other transient residential occupancy unit or accommodation.

4400.6 The Rent Administrator shall issue a notice of violation pursuant to § 4016 or take all other necessary and appropriate measures to ensure compliance with § 601 of the Act and § 4400.5.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Rental Housing Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, effective July 17, 1985 (codified at D.C. Official Code §§ 42-3501 et seq. (2001)).

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 1336, 1423-1424 (March 7, 1986).