Rental Property Services The Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Housing Regulation Administration (HRA) oversees residential housing regulations relating to condominium and cooperative conversions, rent adjustment procedures, licensing and other related matters. The Housing Regulation Administration is divided into two divisions: the Rental Conversion and Sale Division and the Rental Accommodations Division. Staffing of the Rental Housing Commission is also supported by DHCD. These functions were transferred to DHCD from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, beginning October 1, 2007. The Housing Regulation Administration can be reached at (202) 442-4610.  Residents can also visit the DHCD Housing Resource Center, located on the first floor at 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020.   The DHCD Housing Resource Center is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. Housing Regulations Rental Conversion and Sale Division Rental Accommodations Division Rental Housing Commission Housing Provider Ombudsman Rental Accommodations Division Forms RAD Registration/Claim of Exemption Form* (updated 4/09) Housing Provider's Amended Registration Form* (updated 3/09) Certificate of Notice to RAD of Adjustment in the Rent Charged* (updated 4/09) Tenant Petition* Other Rental Accommodations Division Information New Rent Registration Process Fact Sheet* Rent Control Fact Sheet* CPI Increase Notice (published in the DC Register on February 20, 2009)* * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF Reader or Learn More About PDFs

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