Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER ANITA BONDS, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE on Bill 23-0048, “Housing Conversion and Eviction Clarification Amendment Act of 2019” Bill 23-0123, “Housing Production Trust Fund Transparency Amendment Act of 2019” and Bill 23-0136, “District’s Opportunity to Purchase Amendment Act of 2019” on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at 11:00 AM John A. Wilson Building, Room 120 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson of the Committee on Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization, will hold a public hearing on Bill 23-0048, “Housing Conversion and Eviction Clarification Amendment Act of 2019” and Bill 23-0123, “Housing Production Trust Fund Transparency Amendment Act of 2019”. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this hearing was recessed on June 17, 2019 and will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building to allow the Chairperson and members of this Committee to ask questions of Director Polly Donaldson of the Department of Housing and Community Development regarding Bills 23-0048 and 23-0123. Bill 23-0136, “District’s Opportunity to Purchase Amendment Act of 2019”, would amend the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 to clarify/modify the meaning of an "affordable unit" to include a rental unit in a housing accommodation that is affordable to tenants with an income at 60% of the area median family income. It also establishes rent restrictions after a District's Opportunity to Purchase Act ("DOPA") transfer. Those who wish to testify are requested to telephone the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, at (202) 724-8198, or email omontiel@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any), by close of business on July 9, 2019. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Oral testimony should be limited to three minutes for individuals and five minutes for organizations. If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite G6, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on July 24, 2019.