B 26-0001 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Rent Stabilized Housing Inflation Protection Continuation Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill limits annual rent increases for rent-stabilized housing in Washington D.C. for two years (May 2023-April 2025), affecting tenants in stabilized units. It caps general rent increases at 6% annually or the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) plus 2%, with a 12% total cap over two years. For units leased to home/community-based services providers or occupied by elderly/disabled tenants, increases are capped at 4% annually or the Social Security COLA, with an 8% total cap. The bill applies retroactively to rent increases issued before its effective date.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Renters Tenant Rights

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jan 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed Feb 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was converted from a draft introduction to an enrolled version, meaning it has been approved by the Council and is ready for the Mayor's signature. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the formatting and numbering were adjusted to reflect the official enrolled status. The bill aims to limit rent increases in District of Columbia rent-stabilized units for two years to protect tenants from inflation.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The enrolled version maintains the same provisions as the introduction version, with only formatting adjustments to reflect official status.

TECHNICAL

The document was renumbered and reformatted to reflect its status as an enrolled bill rather than a draft introduction, including changes to header formatting and page numbering.

Added signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor at the end of the enrolled version, which are standard for official legislative documents.

TIMELINE

Minor date formatting changes in the text, such as changing 'to April 30, 2025' to 'through April 30, 2025' in several instances for consistency.

Floor votes · Council Jan 7, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Jan 7, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jan 7, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Jan 6, 2025

Introduced

B26-0001 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors