District of Columbia § 6-230 Rental Assistance for Unsubsidized Seniors Program.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 6-230 — Rental Assistance for Unsubsidized Seniors Program.

District of Columbia § 6-230

Title 6Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.

Ch. 2District of Columbia Housing Authority.

Subch. IDistrict of Columbia Housing Authority, 1999.

This text of District of Columbia § 6-230 (Rental Assistance for Unsubsidized Seniors Program.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

D.C. Code § 6-230 (2026).

Text

(a)The Authority shall establish and administer a Rental Assistance for Unsubsidized Seniors Program ("Program") to provide partial rental subsidies for households headed by seniors who do not receive other District or federal rental assistance ("unsubsidized households").

(b)The Program shall provide rental assistance, subject to available funding, to unsubsidized households with incomes up to and including 60% of the Area Median Income ("AMI") whose monthly lease rent exceeds 30% of their monthly income. Households shall receive a maximum of $600 per month or the difference between 30% of the household's monthly income and the household's total monthly lease rent, whichever is less.

(c)Nothing in this section may be interpreted as creating an entitlement to assistance.

(d)For the

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The Authority shall establish and administer a Rental Assistance for Unsubsidized Seniors Program ("Program") to provide partial rental subsidies for households headed by seniors who do not receive other District or federal rental assistance ("unsubsidized households").

(b) The Program shall provide rental assistance, subject to available funding, to unsubsidized households with incomes up to and including 60% of the Area Median Income ("AMI") whose monthly lease rent exceeds 30% of their monthly income. Households shall receive a maximum of $600 per month or the difference between 30% of the household's monthly income and the household's total monthly lease rent, whichever is less.

(c) Nothing in this section may be interpreted as creating an entitlement to assistance.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the term:

(1) "Rental assistance" means a subsidy that is authorized to be used solely for the payment of lease rent.

(2) "Senior" means a District of Columbia resident who is 62 years of age or older.

(e) The Authority, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.