(a) The monetary assistance provided to an owner of a housing accommodation under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, either directly or through a tenant, shall be considered the income of the tenant for the purposes of any minimum income qualification for a dwelling unit in the housing accommodation.
(b) The monetary assistance provided to an owner of a housing accommodation under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, either directly or through a tenant, shall be considered income and a source of income under § 2-1402.21.
(c) The owner of a housing accommodation shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit to a person because the person will provide his or her rental payment, in whole or in part, through a section 8 voucher.
CREDIT(S)
(Apr. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-114, § 206, 49 DCR 1468; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 59, 52 DCR 2638.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-354, in subsec. (b), validated previously made technical changes.
Legislative History of Laws
For Law 14-114, see notes following § 42-2851.01.
For Law 15-354, see notes following § 42-1103.
References in Text
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Act Sept. 1, 1937, c.896, Title I, § 8, which is classified to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1437f.