The Rental Housing Commission established by § 42-4012 [expired] is continued and shall be composed of 3 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The terms of members of the Rental Housing Commission appointed under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 shall expire upon the confirmation of at least 2 new members appointed pursuant to this section but no later than 90 days after July 17, 1985, and the Mayor shall appoint the new members within 30 days of July 17, 1985. The Mayor shall designate 1 member of the Rental Housing Commission as the chairperson and administrative head. The date of swearing in for a majority of the members of the Rental Housing Commission appointed pursuant to this section shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments. The first members appointed after July 1, 2010, shall serve the following terms: One member’s term shall expire July 18, 2012. One member’s term shall expire July 18, 2013. One member’s term shall expire July 18, 2014. Upon the expiration of members’ terms pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, Commissioners shall serve 3-year terms. The Rental Housing Commission shall be composed of 3 persons admitted to practice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. All members of the Rental Housing Commission shall be residents of the District. No member shall be either a housing provider or a tenant. A member of the Rental Housing Commission shall possess skills and experience relevant to the following: Litigation, preferably including both appellate practice demonstrated by written work product and exposure to the concerns of pro se litigants; Administrative law, preferably in an area of complex regulation; or Housing law, preferably in the area of rental housing and rent control or rent stabilization. The Chairperson of the Rental Housing Commission shall receive annual compensation equivalent to that received by a District employee compensated at a grade 16 of the District schedule established under subchapter XI of Chapter 6 of Title 1 (“District schedule”). The other members of the Rental Housing Commission shall receive annual compensation equivalent to that received by a District employee at a grade 15 pursuant to the District schedule. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Rental Housing Commission shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled. The Mayor shall remove any member of the Rental Housing Commission for good cause.
‹ Prev All District Of Columbia sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.