8101.1 [RESERVED]

8101.2 [RESERVED]

8101.3 DCHA furnishes utilities for DCHA-owned and operated public housing properties.

8101.4 DCHA will maintain a record that documents the basis on which utility allowances and scheduled surcharges are established and revised, and the record shall be made available for inspection by residents upon request.

8101.5 DCHA will establish separate allowances for each utility and for each category of dwelling units DCHA determines to be reasonably comparable as to factors affecting utility usage.

8101.6 [RESERVED]

8101.7 Utilities shall include gas, electricity, fuel for heating, water, sewerage, and solid waste disposal for a dwelling unit.

8101.8 [RESERVED]

8101.9 [RESERVED]

8101.10 [RESERVED]

8101.11 DCHA will review annually the basis on which utility allowances have been established and revise the allowances, if necessary, in order to adhere to the standards for establishing utility allowances that are contained in 24 CFR § 965.505. The review will include substantial changes in the physical condition of the building including DCHA’s completion of modernization or other energy conservation measures implemented by DCHA indicating probability of a significant change in reasonable requirements and changes in utility rates.

8101.12 Between annual reviews of utility allowances, DCHA will only revise its utility allowances when required by changes in federal or local law.

8101.13 [RESERVED]

8101.14 [RESERVED]

8101.15 DCHA will give notice to all residents of proposed allowances and scheduled

surcharges, and revisions thereof. The notice must be given in the manner provided in the lease and must:

(a) Be provided at least sixty (60) days before the proposed effective date of the allowances, scheduled surcharges, or revisions;

(b) Describe the basis for determination of the allowances, scheduled surcharges, or revisions, including a statement of the specific items of equipment and function whose utility consumption requirements were included in determining the amounts of the allowances and schedule of surcharges;

(c) Notify residents of the place where DCHA's documentation on which allowances and surcharges are based is available for inspection; and

(d) Provide all residents an opportunity to submit written comments during a period expiring not less than thirty (30) days before the proposed effective date of the allowances, scheduled surcharges, or revisions.

8101.16 On request from a family, DCHA may approve a utility allowance that is higher than the applicable amount for the dwelling unit if a higher utility allowance is needed as a reasonable accommodation to make the program accessible to and usable by the family with a disability. DCHA may grant an exemption from the excess utility surcharge for resident-supplied appliances as a reasonable accommodation to residents with disabilities if there is a verified need for special equipment because of the disability.

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