Purposes.
In enacting this chapter, the Council of the District of Columbia supports the following statutory purposes: To protect low- and moderate-income tenants from the erosion of their income from increased housing costs; To provide incentives for the construction of new rental units and the rehabilitation of vacant rental units in the District; To continue to improve the administrative machinery for the resolution of disputes and controversies between housing providers and tenants; To protect the existing supply of rental housing from conversion to other uses; and To prevent the erosion of moderately priced rental housing while providing housing providers and developers with a reasonable rate of return on their investments.
Annotations
July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 102, 32 DCR 3089 See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3501.01. 1981 Ed., § 45-2502.
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