7802 TERMINATION BY DCHA—MANDATORY

7802.1 DCHA may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate a lease for a serious or repeated violation of a material term of the lease.7802.2 There is no time limitation on bringing a notice of termination, notice to vacate, notice to cure or vacate, notice of past due rent, or action based on breach of the lease.7802.3 Lessee is responsible for compliance with all provisions of the Lease by all household members, visitors, guests, unauthorized occupants, live-in aides, others under the Lessee's control or on the Leased Premises with Lessee's consent; including, but not limited to, any individuals occupying or using the Leased Premises for any purpose with actual or implied consent of the Lessee.7802.4 A violation of any of the terms of the lease by any person noted in 7802.3 shall be considered a serious violation of the lease.7802.5 DCHA may in its sole and absolute discretion terminate a lease for Lessee's violation of an obligation of tenancy.7802.6 An 'obligation of tenancy' refers to those obligations which are contained in a valid, written lease or in the federal or local regulations pertaining to public housing tenants or in the D.C. Housing Code. Such violations include but are not limited to the violations set forth in § 7802.7 – 7802.17.7802.7 Lessee's failure to supply any information that DCHA or HUD determines is necessary in administration of the public housing program, including but not limited to, information needed to establish the family's eligibility for continued occupancy and to determine their level of subsidy.7802.8 DCHA must terminate the lease if any household member fails to sign and submit any consent form they are required to sign for any reexamination or revokes consent at any time.7802.9 DCHA must terminate the lease if:- (a) A family fails to submit required documentation within the required timeframe concerning any family member's citizenship or immigration status;

- (b) A family submits evidence of citizenship and eligible immigration status in a timely manner, but United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) primary and secondary verification does not verify eligible immigration status of the family, resulting in no eligible family members; or

(c) A family member, as determined by DCHA, has knowingly permitted another individual who is not eligible for assistance to reside (on a permanent basis) in the unit. Such termination must be for a period of at least twenty-four (24) months. This does not apply to ineligible noncitizens already in the household where the family's assistance has been prorated.

7802.10 DCHA will terminate assistance if the Lessee has failed to disclose the complete and accurate Social Security numbers of each household member and the documentation necessary to verify each Social Security number (SSN), except that DCHA may defer the family's termination and provide the family with the opportunity to comply with the requirement for a period of ninety (90) calendar days for circumstances beyond the Lessee's control such as delayed processing of the SSN application by the SSA, natural disaster, fire, death in the family, or other emergency, if there is a reasonable likelihood that the participant will be able to disclose an SSN by the deadline.

7802.11 DCHA will terminate the lease if the Lessee fails to accept DCHA's offer of a lease revision to an existing lease, provided DCHA has done the following:

(a) The revision is on a form adopted by DCHA in accordance with 24 CFR § 966.3 pertaining to requirements for notice to tenants and resident organizations and their opportunity to present comments;

(b) DCHA has made written notice of the offer of the revision at least sixty (60) calendar days before the lease revision is scheduled to take effect; and

(c) DCHA has specified in the offer a reasonable time limit within that period for acceptance by the Lessee.

7802.12 DCHA will terminate the lease if the Lessee or any household member has ever been convicted of the manufacture or production of methamphetamine on the premises of federally assisted housing.

7802.13 Should DCHA discover that a member of an assisted household was subject to a lifetime registration requirement at admission and was erroneously admitted after June 25, 2001, or who becomes subject to a lifetime registration requirement after admission, DCHA will immediately terminate assistance for the household member.

7802.14 If a termination occurs under § 7802.13, DCHA will offer the family the opportunity to remove the ineligible family member from the household. If the family is unwilling to remove that individual from the household, DCHA will terminate assistance for the household.

7802.15 DCHA will not renew the lease at the end of the twelve (12) month lease term when the family fails to comply with the community service requirements as described in Chapter 73, 24 CFR § 966.4(l)(2)(ii)(D), 24 CFR § 960.603(b) and 24 CFR § 960.607(b)(2)(ii) and (c).

7802.16 DCHA will immediately terminate the lease following the death of the sole family member.

7802.17 For families whose income exceeds the over-income limit for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, DCHA will terminate the lease in accordance with § 6805.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 007351 (May 15, 2026).