6700.1 A person or entity that is the non-resident owner of one or more rental units in the District of Columbia shall appoint and continuously maintain a registered agent for the service of process.

6700.2 The non-resident owner shall make the appointment by filing a written statement with the Director on a prescribed form.

6700.3 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.

6700.4 If the owner changes the agent, or if the name or address or any information about the agent changes after the owner files the statement with the Director, the nonresident owner shall file a written statement notifying the Director of the change.

6700.5 The Director shall serve as the registered agent for the non-resident owner if the following applies:

(a) A registered agent is not appointed under § 6700.1 of this chapter; or

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

6700.6 The Director shall impose a $25 fee to cover the cost of administering this chapter.

6700.7 A non-resident owner of one or more rental units in the District of Columbia in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of three hundred dollars ($300).

6700.8 Any fees and penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the fund established by the section 2 of An Act to provide for the abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of said District, effective January 5, 1980 (26 DCR 2305; D.C. Official Code § 6-71 1.01 (b)(1)).

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is set forth in sections 101, 106, 407 and 601 of Title V of D.C. Law 13-281, the “Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus Amendment Act of 2000,” and Mayors Order 2002-33, dated February II, 2002.

SOURCE: Notice or Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 7488, 7493-7494 (August 2, 2002).